Over at Built on Facts, Matt Springer is easing his way back into blogging by asking “What is Science?”. He offers a simple one-sentence definition: Science is the testing of ideas. That’s all. Every technicality I can think of is avoided so long as the person doing the science is honest. Create fair and objective […]
Category: Humanities
Ask Mister Language Person
A minor but extremely annoying language peeve: The straps that one uses to steer horses are called reins. The period of time during which some sort of ruler holds authority is a reign. Thus, when one wishes to reassert control over something that is running unchecked, one would “rein it in.” The time during which […]