I needed a gut check on my own grim musings, so I called Pedro Noguera, dean of the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.
The Learning Curve: The Dystopian Future of ‘Learning Pods’|Will Huntsberry|July 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Even humans contain at least as many bacterial cells as “self” cells, the microbes in our gut inextricably linked with our development, physiology and survival.
What Is an Individual? Biology Seeks Clues in Information Theory.|Jordana Cepelewicz|July 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine
As the heart, lungs, gut and other organs transmit information to the brain, they affect how we perceive and interact with our environment in surprisingly profound ways.
How Your Heart Influences What You Perceive and Fear|Jordana Cepelewicz|July 6, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The gut diversity of people in the United States is almost half that of the most isolated Amerindians living in South America, she says.
Scientists want to build a Noah’s Ark for the human microbiome|Carolyn Beans|June 11, 2020|Science News
It takes guts to attempt running across the surface of a pool of liquid goop, even if it is oobleck.
Physicists foil classic oobleck science trick|Emily Conover|June 9, 2020|Science News For Students
Since coffee can irritate the gut, she suggests opting for herbal tea instead.
5 Hangover Cures to Save You After a Few Too Many|DailyBurn|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koenig has not been a sterile, objective narrator; she has openly voiced her biases, concerns, and gut feelings all along.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now the gut was fueled not by Romanée-Conti and Château d'Yquem but by brandy--and a hell of a lot of it.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And while all he says he has spoken to still believe the interrogations saved lives, he said the report was a punch in the gut.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me|Kimberly Dozier|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But only once did a work of art really punch me in the gut—and it was as unsalable as they come.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In intestinal indigestion the gut is nearly always inflated with gas, which in its movement produces rumbling noises.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
It didn't stop for hours, and such a soft sound, it burned into my gut and my tongue deeper than any animal wailing would.
The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany
In some cases the gut was merely contused by lateral contact of the passing bullet.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
There was over-many Paythans for our convaynience in the gut, an' begad they called thimselves a Reserve—bein' impident by nature!
Soldiers Three|Rudyard Kipling
The food, which is made into a bolus, is moved down to the middle region of the gut, and there digestion takes place.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for gut (1 of 2)
gut
/ (ɡʌt) /
noun
the lower part of the alimentary canal; intestine
the entire alimentary canalRelated adjective: visceral
(often plural)the bowels or entrails, esp of an animal
slangthe belly; paunch
See catgut
a silky fibrous substance extracted from silkworms, used in the manufacture of fishing tackle
a narrow channel or passage
(plural)informalcourage, willpower, or daring; forcefulness
(plural)informalthe essential partthe guts of a problem
bust a gutinformalto make an intense effort
have someone's guts for gartersinformalto be extremely angry with someone
hate a person's gutsinformalto dislike a person very strongly
sweat one's guts outorwork one's guts outinformalto work very hard
verbguts, guttingorgutted(tr)
to remove the entrails from (fish, etc)
(esp of fire) to destroy the inside of (a building)
to plunder; despoilthe raiders gutted the city
to take out the central points of (an article), esp in summary form
adjective
informalarising from or characterized by what is basic, essential, or naturala gut problem; a gut reaction
Derived forms of gut
gutlike, adjective
Word Origin for gut
Old English gutt; related to gēotan to flow; see fusion