Laura Spinney

Novelist, science journalist and author of PALE RIDER and PROTO

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers. https://t.co/RqntiFcBMd via @acast

[PublicAffairs @public_affairs]

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.

https://t.co/eg6sErLCC5

[Jack El-Hai @Jack_ElHai]

"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

https://t.co/rCinil35iP

[Linguistic Discovery @lingdiscovery]

Did you know that “merry”, “brief”, “embrace”, “brace”, “bra”, and “pretzel” are all related?

[Jordi Graupera @JordiGraupera]

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.

[Jordi Graupera @JordiGraupera]

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.

[diariARA @diariARA]

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".

https://t.co/csN5xsrNwR

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

My investigation in the current BMJ

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

A British cardiologist involved in treatment guidelines received £50m from drug research contracts, reports #BMJInvestigation.

The case shows what’s at stake in the debate around transparency of doctor-industry relations
https://t.co/miBPcwxTEl

[Iosif Lazaridis @iosif_lazaridis]

Our Gothic paper is now out led by the tireless @SvetStamov

https://t.co/M63ydUvhoY

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

In line with older estimates I've seen, though some suggest the decline started with the rise of the first states, 5,000-odd years ago. It's dizzying to think how many we've lost.

[Damian Blasi @blasi_lang]

How many languages have existed over the Holocene—and what does that reveal about the design space of languages and cultures? Now out in @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/YxmQTBWdTb.

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

Mummies, museums and the fight over ancient Egypt https://t.co/SURiU92ITM via @ft

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

El Salón de Gascón: El indoeouropeo, la primera globalización https://t.co/Yz4PPqiMen

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

@gmfreddi Thank you!

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

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[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

Mind children - what's buzzing in Silicon Valley
https://t.co/Cd3cElP38h

[Editorial Crítica @Ed_Critica]

📰 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 ⬇️⬇️https://t.co/fTXBEiZGvV

[William Collins Books @WmCollinsBooks]

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

[Laura Spinney @lfspinney]

@Jorrit_Kelder @ancientstristan @HistoryHit Hello to you and @ancientstristan! Can't wait to see this @HistoryHit

[Editorial Crítica @Ed_Critica]

¡📣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 ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/KuyYvqrXPa