The Endless Knot: Does English have a Future Tense

Does English have a future? Find out the history of the language’s tense system, and how it was influenced by Latin, philosophy, and an Anglo-Saxon king, as we explore some of the many aspects of our conception of the Future and the debate between free will, determinism, and relativity!

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The Endless Knot: Average

A new series of videos about the etymology of the word “Average” and the history of insurance, probability math, and astronomy.

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The Endless Knot: Widow

The etymology of ‘grass widow’ takes us from the game of golf to the Sepoy Mutiny, the British Raj, the Partition of India, and Lord Mountbatten.

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The Endless Knot: Americano

Vermouth, Campari, and the Americano Way: the etymology of the Americano & the Negroni takes us from Visigothic rulers and Latin kings to Italian adventurers and the origin of the American dollar.

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The Endless Knot: Create

From creation myths to Frankenstein, croissants to cornflakes, through breakfast & dinner & matinées, and finishing with a short history of artificial lighting, we take a look at the etymology of “Create” and the roots of invention.

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