Mug Mud » Education http://mugmud.com The grounds at the bottom of the cup. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:55:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Kaparot http://mugmud.com/2008/10/kaparot/ http://mugmud.com/2008/10/kaparot/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:28:20 +0000 jeremy http://mugmud.com/?p=198 This image and caption is from the BBC:

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]]> http://mugmud.com/2008/10/kaparot/feed/ 0 The Billy Letters http://mugmud.com/2008/06/the-billy-letters/ http://mugmud.com/2008/06/the-billy-letters/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:37:44 +0000 jeremy http://mugmud.com/?p=141 Radar Magazine has a fascinating article comprised of letters written by pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart to America’s most notorious serial killers and their written replies. Geerhart posed as 10-year-old “Billy” Geerhart to ask advice on dropping out of school from such infamous murderers as Charles Manson and the Unabomber. All of the inmates that Geerhart contacted replied to his hand-written letter and several years later he sent a follow-up thanking each of them for their advice.

Each inmate letter offers a glimpse into the personality of people that the media often portrays one-dimensionally as monsters. For example, Richard Ramirez’s reply is hand printed on personalized “Nightstalker” stationary. Charles Manson’s nearly illegible, rambling message is evidence of his isolation and insanity. Erik Menendez portrays himself as a concerned and sympathetic ear.

link to article

]]> http://mugmud.com/2008/06/the-billy-letters/feed/ 0 Origins of “Man” http://mugmud.com/2008/01/origins-of-man/ http://mugmud.com/2008/01/origins-of-man/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:33:38 +0000 jeremy http://palettefx.com/mugmud/?p=48

The English term “Man” (from Proto-Germanic mannaz “man, person”) and words derived therefrom can designate any or even all of the human race regardless of their gender or age. This is indeed the oldest usage of “Man” in English. This derives from a Proto-Indo-European root “man-” meaning hand. A similar cognate is Old Norse “mund”, hand, as well as most Romance words for “hand”, such as French main and Portuguese mão. The distinctive and dexterous hands of humans, compared to those of other animals, are the basis of this term and the similarly derived term, “manual” (from Latin “Manus”, hand), by hand.

Wikipedia

]]> http://mugmud.com/2008/01/origins-of-man/feed/ 0 Free University Courses as Podcasts http://mugmud.com/2008/01/free-university-courses-as-podcasts/ http://mugmud.com/2008/01/free-university-courses-as-podcasts/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:07:02 +0000 jeremy http://palettefx.com/mugmud/?p=28 Open Culture has a concise guide to university courses published as podcasts for consumption by the general public. UC Berkeley, for example, has entire courses available for free as both audio and video podcasts.

Link: 25 UC Berkeley Courses Available via Free Video | Open Culture.

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