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In a Word | Futility Closet

July 3, 2012

nescience n. ignorance; lack of knowledge agnoiology n. the study of ignorance In 1927, Hungarian physiologist Albert Szent-Györgyi isolated a substance in lemons and oranges that seemed to prevent scurvy. He couldn’t identify it chemically, so he called it “ignose,” meaning “I do not know.” When the editors of the Biochemical Journal asked for a…

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In the 1880s, Austin, Texas, was on the verge of becoming one of the most modern cities in the world. Business was booming. Railroads made ranching more profitable. Austin hadn’t been hit by Reconstruction like most of the South. The small city espoused the Victorian values of cleanliness, orderly behavior and familial values.

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Meaghan's bookshelf: currently-reading

Metropolitan Stories
Metropolitan Stories
by Christine Coulson
The Pursuit of William Abbey
The Pursuit of William Abbey
by Claire North
Beheld
Beheld
by TaraShea Nesbit

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