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Mashed Radish reader survey
Survey ultimately comes from the Latin supervidere, “to oversee,” literally to “look over (a place).” On that note, I want to know what you think about Mashed Radish. What do you like or dislike? What else would you be interested in seeing from the blog? So, I’ve put together a short survey. It’s only 10 questions and Read more.
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What is the “tray” in “betray”?
Betray shares its root with treason and tradition. Over concerns of its wisdom, justness, and legality, acting US attorney general Sally Yates nobly defied President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants, including refugees and visa-holders, from seven Muslim-majority countries. On Monday night, Trump fired her, claiming Yates “betrayed the Department of Justice.” It’s a strong, and Read more.
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Why do we call the end of the world “doomsday”?
The original doom wasn’t only about last judgments. This week, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reset its Doomsday Clock, a long-running warning against humanity’s own self-destruction, to two and half minutes to metaphorical midnight. It hasn’t been this close to midnight since 1953, after the US and Russia both tested H-bombs. Oy. Nuclear weapons, climate change, Read more.
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