The Endless Knot
We discuss etymology, history, literature, science, and language, and the connections between them.
A conversation with Dr. Janice Liedl, history prof at Laurentian University, about fandoms, science fiction, Star Wars and Star Trek, a treason trial in the time of Henry VIII, and how history and the study of history connect to all of it.
“The Battle for History in Battlestar Galactica” in Space and Time: Essays on Visions of History in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television (McFarland, 2010).
A special episode, recorded at the cottage! We chat about unplugging, the etymology of 'harvest', poetry, and what to call a group of loons.
Ep. 72 of the Let's Drink About It Podcast with the recipe for The Journey Cocktail (I forgot to mention that I also used the wrong kind of port!)
Horace, Ode 1.11in Latin and English
Robert Herrick's poem "Gather ye rosebuds..."
Blog post and video ("Gimlet") mentioning Erasmus Darwin & the Lunar Society
We discuss Plato's views on writing, the effects of technology and relationships on memory, and the naming, origin, and mythology of Pluto.
We discuss and play "A Detective Story" (6'40'' - 20'40''), touching on Sir Gawain, Sherlock Holmes, memory palaces, and other ways to remember things.
"A Detective Story" blogpost has more information and relevant links.
"Sir Gawain & the Green Knight" at The Toast by Mallory Ortberg, @Mallelis (I mixed up her name, sorry!)
The opening quotation in the video is from "A Scandal in Bohemia"
The text of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
The cognitive science heptagram
The "Method of Loci" or Memory Palace
The "Sherlock" episode about the blackmailer: His Last Vow (3.3), loosely based on the Doyle story "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton"
Plato quoting Socrates in the Phaedrus, arguing that the invention of writing led to forgetfulness
This episode explains the origin of The Endless Knot videos and introduces the podcast, and we play the audio for the Introduction video (from 9mins to 16 mins) and discuss it.