A question from his son leads to an hour of learning · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave’s thirteen-year-old son asks where the word Celsius came from. Dr. Dave looks it up, follows neighboring words and jokes that an hour and forty terms later he has become the king of trivial etymology, describing the search as especially enjoyable with children.
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Proposed recording date: 2005-03-26. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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