Why humor matters in a speech: 2011 SOTU edition

NPR, one of the biggest news outlets in the nation, asked 4000 listeners to respond to the 2011 State of the Union address. Here's what they got back, in word cloud version:  The discussion: "Why is "salmon" so big? As The Two-Way explains, NPR's Facebook followers were referring to one of the night's humorous momentsContinue reading “Why humor matters in a speech: 2011 SOTU edition”

Grizzly Die-Off as Salmon Crash: Fish Farms Suspected

A sad story from the Globe and Mail in Canada. Grizzly bears in British Columbia are dead or dying, stream-walkers say, because nine million sockeye salmon expected to return from the ocean this summer have failed to appear. The cause? The immediate cause for the salmon crash is believe to be sea lice, but expertsContinue reading “Grizzly Die-Off as Salmon Crash: Fish Farms Suspected”