Novelist, science journalist and author of PALE RIDER and PROTO
Ile-de-France, France
Joined July 2012
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COVID-19 wasn't the first pandemic to change the world.
In PALE RIDER, @lfspinney reveals how the flu pandemic of 1918-1920 traveled across the globe, exposing humanity’s vulnerability and putting our ingenuity to the test.
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"Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte."
Today's #history book pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author @lfspinney & @BloomsburyPub!
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As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future. @lfspinney
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Did you know that “merry”, “brief”, “embrace”, “brace”, “bra”, and “pretzel” are all related?
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El segon, Proto, sobre l'origen del proto-indoeuropeu, la llengua mare de les llengües que parlen la meitat de la humanitat, incloent-hi el català.
És un llibre salvatge, ple de violència, resistència i diversitat.
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Us vull explicar una cosa que portem més d'un any preparant.
El proper dimarts presentem una nova editorial d'assaig en català que es diu Set Arcs.
Avui hem enviat nota de premsa, aquí en teniu l'arrencada.
Si sou periodistes i voleu assistir a la roda de premsa, DM.
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Neix Set Arcs: una nova i ambiciosa editorial d'assaig en català.
"A Set Arcs publicarem set llibres cada curs que orbitaran al voltant d'un mateix tema, pregunta o problema".
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Our Gothic paper is now out led by the tireless @SvetStamov
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📰 Laura Spinney [@lfspinney], periodista científica: “El big bang de las lenguas indoeuropeas fue el acontecimiento más importante de los últimos 5.000 años en Europa”. Entrevista a la autora de 'Lengua madre', en @LaVanguardia. Por Antonio Ortí ⬇️⬇️lavanguardia.com/historiayvi…
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One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story.
PROTO by @lfspinney is out in paperback today!
'The fascinating story of the ancient words that survive in the mouths of billions of speakers today.' The Guardian
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¡📣Novedad📚! 'Lengua madre', de Laura Spinney [@lfspinney], recorre continentes y milenios para seguir la odisea indoeuropea. El resultado es una historia de la humanidad contada desde el hilo invisible del lenguaje ⬇️⬇️ planetadelibros.com/libro-le…
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If Proto-Indo-European is new to you, watch my interview with @lfspinney about her book "Proto."
This is where the deep history of English begins.
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Chat with @lfspinney explores her 2 books, bringing disease, history, language & geography. 👉 tdr.who.int/global-health-ma…
Nerd epilogue: I write in Armenian, a standalone branch of the Indo‑Euro family: Իմ հետևորդներ, ովքեր կարդում են հայերեն, այս նախադասությունը ձեզ համար է։
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Recommended authors include:
@CSaumarezSmith @alexxdouglas @mattwridley
@HallieRubenhold @BeatriceHeuser
@AgnesCallard @amwilson_opera @GregGrandin @DalrympleWill @olivernmoody @joannalillis
@evadou @Elif_Safak @Moudhy @dRichterova @GuttmannAviva @closefrank @DoubleEBooks
@nicholasdwright @jackfairweather @KitKowol
@annesebba @timberners_lee @TimPBouverie @EmmaMAshford @MarcDavidBaer1 @Freedland @justinmarozzi @BijanOmrani
@_F_B_G_ @olde_bookes @mccloskeybooks
@lfspinney @AndrewGrahamDix @justinmarozzi @shaunwalker7 @TomMcTague @rallaf @Williamboyd29
@patrickkmaguire @Gabriel_Pogrund @MarcDunkelman @WriterJonLeaf @Birdyword @timwig @AlexThomp
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How do pandemics, language, and identity intersect? Science journalist Laura Spinney (@lfspinney) joins Nick Dirks (@NickDirks) on the latest Shaping Science episode to explore the 1918 flu, language origins, and how crisis shapes society.
Listen now: nyas.org/ideas-insights/podc…
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🧠 Ideas winners 🧠
THE IDEOLOGICAL BRAIN by @LeorZmigrod
OPEN SOCRATES by @AgnesCallard
PROTO by @lfspinney
STRANGERS & INTIMATES by @tiffanyjenkins
DON’T FORGET WE’RE HERE FOREVER by Lamorna Ash
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Tomorrow (FRIDAY, 21/11) evening (7pm) in Edinburgh! eventbrite.co.uk/e/gerda-ste…
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Pirandello is nothing but the phonetic corruption of Piratzelo – Pirandello.”
Luigi Pirandello (June 28, 1867 – December 10, 1936), Italian playwright, novelist and essayist.
Excerpt from an interview with Costas Ouranis in the magazine Nea Estia in 1934.
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“I am from Sicily, that is, Magna Graecia, and there is still a lot of Greece in Sicily. The meter, the harmony and the rhythm are still alive. Besides, I am of Greek origin myself. Yes, yes, don’t be surprised. My family name is Pyrangelos.
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A prisoner in the Arizona State Prison system decided to reconnect with his Welsh heritage by studying the Welsh language. Now he leads a group of inmates who are independently studying endangered, ancient, and vulnerable languages—Welsh, Brittonic, Assyrian, Old Norse, Taíno, Nahuatl, Guosa, and Interslavic.
