An Online Dictionary For Science Fiction’s Many Words And Worlds (Cool Weird Awesome 473)

A new website called the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction is taking us back through the words that have made sci-fi what it is and showing how much this genre has shaped popular culture. Plus: meet a planet that's barely orbiting a brown dwarf, some 450 light years from earth, a spot in the actual universe that seems more like science fiction.

By |2021-02-03T08:35:49-05:00February 3, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |
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The Weirdest Words Noah Webster Ever Defined (Cool Weird Awesome 276)

Noah Webster's “An American Dictionary of the English Language” defined American English as people actually spoke it, but it also included some words that haven't exactly stayed with us.

By |2024-04-23T07:07:20-04:00April 14, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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How Old Is The Word “Word”? (Cool Weird Awesome 155)

Languages change over time; Merriam-Webster said it added over 500 new words to the dictionary last month. But you can also see those new additions over time through the Time Traveler feature on Merriam-Webster's website.

By |2024-10-23T07:46:54-04:00October 23, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |
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