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- February 18, 2020 — Learning Strategies to Help You Remember and Practice Better-- ED #142
- January 21, 2020 — Why Diversity Matters in Psychology & Research: ED 141
- December 17, 2019 — The value of libraries, from Kabul to Canada
- November 19, 2019 — A supportive adult can make all the difference for childhood trauma ED 139
- October 15, 2019 — Science Fiction looks at the future. Scary? ED #138
- October 01, 2019 — Why writing skills matter: introducing English Writing Hints ED 137
- September 17, 2019 — What you gain by improving your English speaking and persuasion skills ED #136
- September 03, 2019 — Perspectives on the future- & TOEFL writing help ED 135
- August 06, 2019 — Language Learning Made Easy(er)- English Detective 133- & link for 134
- July 02, 2019 — Spy Stories & Secret Messages (English Detective #132)
- June 18, 2019 — Learning from Mr. Rogers, English Detective #131
- June 04, 2019 — Writing in English: What You Need to Know. English Detective #130
- May 21, 2019 — The real-life Indiana Jones #129
- May 07, 2019 — Diggings: the Single-minded Adventurers of Early Archeology #128
- April 16, 2019 — Agricultural innovators Reducing Hunger & Climate Change, ED #127
- April 02, 2019 — Jane Goodall and her on-going work ED #126
- March 19, 2019 — Unlikely heroes saving wildlife & trees: English Detective #125
- March 05, 2019 — Reading Agatha Christie for pleasure, mental exercise-- & English: English Detective #124
- February 19, 2019 — The invention of the telephone was not a single story. ED #123
- February 05, 2019 — Would George Washington Make your Top 10 Americans List? ED #122
- January 15, 2019 — Here’s Your Vocabulary Mastery Checklist + Teaching & Learning Suggestions
- January 01, 2019 — Memory Tips for Students and Teachers (How to Remember and Why We Forget) English Detective #120
- December 04, 2018 — Family Gatherings, Family Stories (& related idioms),English Detective #119
- November 20, 2018 — Food for our Future English Detective #118
- November 06, 2018 — Reasons for Thanksgiving: presidential hopes & Pilgrim facts. English Detective # 117
- October 16, 2018 — English Detective # 116 Attention: How to Focus on What’s Important
- October 02, 2018 — English Detective # 115 Stories of Little-known Real-life Heroes
- September 18, 2018 — English Detective # 114 The power of Metaphors and Stories
- September 04, 2018 — English Detective # 113-- 1984 and its Echoes
- August 21, 2018 — English Detective # 112 The Future of Education???
- August 07, 2018 — English Detective # 111 Vocabulary Levels & Icebreakers
- July 17, 2018 — English Detective # 110 Why Immigration and Asylum Policies Matter
- July 03, 2018 — English Detective # 109 The Great Migration that Transformed American Cities and Society
- June 19, 2018 — English Detective # #108 English- the (word) borrower 6-19-18
- June 05, 2018 — English Detective # 107 Homelessness--the problem & possible solutions
- May 22, 2018 — English Detective #106 English Vowel Sounds
- May 08, 2018 — English Detective #105 Critical Thinking Skills to Navigate the News
- April 17, 2018 — English Detective #104 The power of algorithms: What Can Computers Infer about You?
- April 03, 2018 — English Detective #103 Ancient Greek roots of democracy-- & English
- March 20, 2018 — English Detective #102 Justice- Restored
- March 06, 2018 — English Detective #101 3-6-18 Developing new health breakthroughs
- February 20, 2018 — English Detective #100 2-20-18 Teen Scientists Meet Big Challenges
- February 06, 2018 — English Detective #99 Global violence: the bad news and the good
- January 16, 2018 — English Detective #98 Good—and bad-- news about global poverty 1-16-18
- January 02, 2018 — English Detective #97 World Data Trends: Good news & Bad 1-2-18
- December 05, 2017 — English Detective #96 Go with the flow-- natural flood prevention 12-5-17
- November 21, 2017 — English Detective # #95- 3 sources of hope for climate change, 11-21-17
- November 07, 2017 — English Detective # 94 Wikipedia & the value of knowledge 11-7-17
- October 17, 2017 — English Detective # 93 Watch out for Cognitive Biases! 10-17-17
- October 03, 2017 — English Detective # 92 demonstrating persistence & grit 10-3-17
- September 19, 2017 — English Detective # 91 What Leads to Scientific Discoveries? 9-19-17
- September 05, 2017 — English Detective # 90 Some Oddities of English 9-5-17
- August 16, 2017 — English Detective #89 Skills for Success 8-16-17
- August 01, 2017 — English Detective #88 Powerful peaceful protest 8-1-17
- July 18, 2017 — English Detective # #87 What do you KNOW about the American Revolution? 7-18-17
- June 17, 2017 — English Detective # 86 winning freedom July 4, 2017
- June 06, 2017 — English Detective # 85 Puzzles and Problem-Solving 6-6-17
- May 16, 2017 — English Detective #84 English Fluency: Speaking & Listening Practice 5-16-17
- May 02, 2017 — English Detective #83 Freedom of the Press—Threatened? May 2, 2017
- April 18, 2017 — English Detective #82 Earth Day 2017 in perspective 4-18-17
- April 04, 2017 — English Detective #81 Frugal innovation 4-4-17
- March 14, 2017 — English Detective #80 Could the Internet fail? 3-14-17
- February 28, 2017 — English Detective #79 Misleading Science Journalism: 2-28-17
- February 14, 2017 — English Detective #78 Imagining Future Cities: Feb 14 2017
- January 31, 2017 — English Detective #77 Studying English Using the News, early Feb., 2017
- January 17, 2017 — English Detective #76 Vocabulary for Test Takers 1-17-17
- January 03, 2017 — English Detective #75 Overcoming Limits 1-3-17
- December 06, 2016 — English Detective #74 Reading about kids’ developing brains 12-6-16
- November 01, 2016 — ED #72 & 73 The Connection between Mindset & Peace-- & Elections + Sports Idioms 11-1-16
- October 04, 2016 — English Detective #70 Academic Vocabulary for Writing
- September 20, 2016 — English Detective #69 Great Grammar Tips 9-20-16
- September 06, 2016 — English Detective #68 Icebreakers and Job Interviews 9-6-16
- August 16, 2016 — English Detective #67 8-16-16 Biomimicry for innovation-- & classes
- August 02, 2016 — English Detective #66 More Test Prep & Back to School, 8-2-16
- July 04, 2016 — English Detective #65 Preparing for the IELTS and TOEFL exams, July 2016
- June 07, 2016 — English Detective #64 Understanding Data: Charts & Research Vocabulary 6-6-16
- May 03, 2016 — English Detective #63, Practice Irregular Pasts with the Snow Queen +, May 3, 2016
- April 05, 2016 — English Detective #62 Common Phrasal Verbs Apr. 5, 2016
- February 29, 2016 — English Detective #61 Mar. 1, 2016: ESL Listening Lessons from TED talks
- February 02, 2016 — English Detective #60 Feb. 2, 2016 George Washington & the Foundations of American Government
- January 05, 2016 — English Detective #59 The Language of Politics—and Hope 1-5-16
- December 01, 2015 — English Detective #58 Skills for Reading Comprehension, Dec. 1, 2015
- November 03, 2015 — English Detective # 57: Whales and Climate Change, 11-3-15
- October 06, 2015 — English Detective #56,What Columbus Started: the Columbian Exchange: Oct. 6,2015
- September 01, 2015 — English Detective #55, Basic Academic Vocabulary for Writing and Tests, 9-1-15
- August 04, 2015 — English Detective # 54— Cognates: Language in Common, 8-4-15
- July 07, 2015 — English Detective #53: Teaching about Bias, July 7, 2015
- June 02, 2015 — English Detective #52 Shakespeare Revisited: June 2, 2015
- May 06, 2015 — English Detective # 51 Graduation, Goals, & Looking Forward 5-5-15
- April 08, 2015 — English Detective #50, Gaming Your Way to Language Learning Apr. 8, 2015
- March 03, 2015 — English Detective #49, Getting Enough Sleep? Why it Matters: 3-3-15
- February 04, 2015 — English Detective #48, Getting the Most from Reading Selections: Feb. 4, 2014
- January 06, 2015 — English Detective #47: (Quick-)Planning a Listening Lesson; 1-6-15
- December 02, 2014 — English Detective #46, The Power of Stories: Dec. 2, 2014
- November 04, 2014 — English Detective #45, Educating Kids for the Future: Nov. 4,2014
- October 07, 2014 — English Detective #44, On Writing Well and Teaching Writing : October 7,,2014
- September 02, 2014 — English Detective #43, Looking at Learning & Insights into Teaching, 9-2-2014
- August 05, 2014 — English Detective #42, 100 Years of Consequences: How World War 1 Changed the World: Aug. 5, 2014
- July 01, 2014 — English Detective #41, Holocaust Rescues: a Little Light in the Darkness; July 1,2014
- June 03, 2014 — English Detective #40, Engaging with work and life: June 3, 2014
- May 20, 2014 — English Detective #39, Job hunting 101: May 20, 2014
- May 06, 2014 — English Detective #38, Great cities and their leadership: May 6, 2014
- April 22, 2014 — English Detective # 37, Looking at Leadership: Apr 22 2014
- April 08, 2014 — English Detective #36, New Hope for Alzheimer’s, Apr.8, 2014
- March 25, 2014 — English Detective #35, Superhero Healing: Mar 25 2014
- March 11, 2014 — English Detective #34: Toward ‘Healthier’ Health Care, Mar. 11, 2014
- February 24, 2014 — English Detective #33, Mental Health Research & Treatments: Feb.18, 2014
- February 11, 2014 — English Detective #32, Learning to Ask the Right Questions: Feb. 11, 2014
- January 27, 2014 — English Detective #31, The Uses and Abuses of Research: Jan. 28, 2014
- January 13, 2014 — English Detective #30, How computers understand language (or don’t!) : Jan.14, 2014
- December 30, 2013 — English Detective #29, Two Aspects of Language: Dec.31,2013
- December 16, 2013 — English Detective #28, How our brains process language: December 17, 2013
- December 02, 2013 — English Detective #27, Better Work Through Better Motivation: December 3, 2013
- November 19, 2013 — English Detective #26, The Value of Optimism: Nov. 19, 2013
- November 05, 2013 — English Detective #25, Choices-- and how choices make heroes: Nov. 5,2013
- October 21, 2013 — English Detective #24, Disease Fighters: Oct. 22,2013
- October 07, 2013 — English Detective #23-- Medical Research: new ways to look at healing: Oct. 8, 2013
- September 24, 2013 — English Detective #22, Changing Education: Sept. 24,2013
- September 09, 2013 — English Detective #21, Global Power in the 21st Century: September 10, 2013
- August 26, 2013 — English Detective #20, Cultures at Risk: August 27, 2013
- August 13, 2013 — English Detective #19, Great Ideas for Better Cities: August 13,2013
- July 30, 2013 — English Detective #18, Making Sustainability Practical: July 30,2013
- July 16, 2013 — English Detective #17, Planning a Sustainable Future: July 16, 2013.
- July 01, 2013 — English Detective 16 Foundations of American Democracy: July 2, 2013
- June 18, 2013 — English Detective 15: What makes prosperity possible? June 18, 2013
- June 04, 2013 — English Detective 14, A world without Hunger? June 4,2013
- May 21, 2013 — English Detective 13, Social Entrepreneurs: Using Business to Fight Poverty. May 21, 2013
- May 06, 2013 — English Detective #12, Cross-cultural Business & Micro-finance: May 7, 2013
- April 22, 2013 — English Detective #11, Talking about Business Management: April 23,2013
- April 09, 2013 — English Detective #10, April 9,2013. Explaining Willpower: research on self-control.
- March 25, 2013 — English Detective #9, What scientists Have Learned about Brain Development: March 26,2013
- March 10, 2013 — English Detective #8, Better Ideas, Better Learning, March 11, 2013
- February 24, 2013 — English Detective # 7: 3 Aspects of Creativity, Feb. 25, 2013.
- February 10, 2013 — English Detective #6, What Shakespeare did for English, Feb. 11, 2013.
- January 27, 2013 — English Detective #5, English Roots: Classical Greece and Rome, Jan. 28, 2013.
- January 13, 2013 — English Detective, #4, Steve Jobs & T. Edison
- December 31, 2012 — English Detective, Issue #3 Goal Planning for success
- December 09, 2012 — English Detective, Issue #2 December 10, 2012
- November 26, 2012 — English Detective, Issue #1 Nov.26, 2012
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