Who decides which words make it into dictionaries and how to define them in non-biased ways? Professor Emeritus Marshall Cook looks behind the scenes at lexicographers such as Kory Stamper (author of Word by Word), and Derrick Allen (graduate of the UW Odyssey Project www.odyssey.wisc.edu) adds readings of “I Love Webster’s” by Tosumba Welch and […]

The Joy of Dictionaries

Hosts Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach invite distinguished faculty guests from the University of Wisconsin-Madison to discuss topics in music, art, writing, theater, science, education, and history.

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Why do so many people hate grammar? Find out which grammar "rules" are prescriptive gobbledygook with the Chair of the UW English Department

Grammar Is Not Your Enemy!

Mountain lions, tigers, and bears--Wisconsin has them all in a shrinking habitat. Adrian Treves will provide some insights into which animals are thriving near humans and how best to interact with them.

Coexisting with Wild Animals

In this rebroadcast, we ask, Why are so many American children failing to learn to read, and what can be done about it?

Beyond the Reading Wars to the Science of Reading

The process for nominating US presidential candidates has changed over the years—often in ways that are complicated, confusing, and not necessarily democratic. Nominations have become a shifting landscape of delegates, superdelegates, back-room party bosses, and late-night compromises that try to unite competing party factions. As the 2024 presidential election approaches, how will the nomination processes work and how will they be different from those in previous elections? Political scientist Barry Burden looks at the way presidential candidates are nominated.

The Presidential Nomination Process

Computers are dangerous enough for individuals. When nations are involved, the stakes are even bigger.

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