Toby Ash

Slang: The universal language

Lexicographer Jonathon Green explains the etymology of the f-word -- and how slang informs our speech

Toby Ash, The Browser Monday, Oct 15, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 10
Life Baltimore, The Wire, The Browser

We associate natural selection with selfish behavior, but evolution suggests this is far from the truth

Toby Ash, The Browser Monday, Aug 13, 2012 11:45 AM UTC
Life The Browser, Evolution, Darwin

The biggest Italian mafias remain powerful. The author of Mafia Brotherhoods says it's not all in the family

Toby Ash, The Browser Monday, Jun 18, 2012 11:00 AM UTC
Entertainment The Browser

Michael Lind traces our rise to economic dominance, and why we need more government involvement to revive it

Toby Ash, The Browser Monday, Apr 30, 2012 12:00 PM UTC
Politics The Browser, U.S. Economy

An Economist editor discusses changing attitudes toward the president-elect and why Russia needs to accept its past

Toby Ash, The Browser Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012 12:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Russia, The Browser

The author of "The Origins of Sex" explains how the 1760s changed our views of lust, adultery and homosexuality

Toby Ash, The Browser Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 13
Entertainment The Browser

Robert Reich talks about how to overcome the moral crisis of our economy and restore America's democracy

Toby Ash, The Browser Monday, Apr 2, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 32
Entertainment The Browser

John Carlin talks about how the South African leader averted a bloodbath and the triumphs of the post-apartheid era

Toby Ash, The Browser Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 17
Entertainment The Browser, Africa, Books

A longtime BBC war reporter talks about five books that provide deep insights into recent conflicts

Toby Ash, The Browser Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 10
Entertainment The Browser, Books, Vietnam War