Enjoying Wallace Arthur's posts on evolution? You're in luck. Here the author of Evolving Animals (2014) puts together a creative analogy for understanding natural selection.
Read MoreMario Melletti, author of Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle (2014), explains why wild cattle are in need of greater conservation and management.
Read MoreAs the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta approaches, Mark Hill QC, the co-editor of Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law, discusses what Magna Carta means for religions worldwide today.
Read MoreI like the idea of the rule of law. I think it matters. It signifies our common desire for things to be decided fairly. It signals to officeholders and the powerful that they are not entitled to act with caprice. It represents values that encourage people to struggle against inequity. Because of the many good […]
Read MoreJames G. Carrier, the co-editor of Anthropologies of Class, explores the impact of studying class.
Read MoreThe mother of a friend of mine recently lost her husband to a massive heart-attack. Margaret is a poised and elegant professional woman, but I remember a very moving conversation we had not long afterward. I was telling her what I’ve learned about mourning for this book: that people in grief often feel cut off […]
Read MoreWallace Arthur, author of Evolving Animals, continues his series of blog posts with an eye-opening new piece on the curious nature of the embryo and why that means time is an important factor to consider when thinking about what makes an animal an animal.
Read MoreDavid W. Johnson, the author of Constructive Controversy, offers helpful insight on how to conflict can give birth to new insights, effective decisions, and creative breakthroughs.
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