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Yearly Archives: 2015

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  • 5 Jun 2015
    Human and Chicken embryo sketch
    Wallace Arthur

    Why does evolution work this way?

    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.

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  • 2 Jun 2015
    Cape Buffalo. Photo: Mario Melletti.
    Mario Melletti

    Why wild cattle need consideration?

    Mario Melletti, author of Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle (2014), explains why wild cattle are in need of greater conservation and management.

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  • 1 Jun 2015
    Mark Hill QC

    The Great Charter and Global Religion

    As 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.

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  • 29 May 2015
    Nick Cheesman

    Where the Rule of Law is Opposed

    I 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 […]

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  • 27 May 2015
    James G. Carrier

    Anthropologies of Class

    James G. Carrier, the co-editor of Anthropologies of Class, explores the impact of studying class.

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  • 26 May 2015
    Elizabeth Hodgson

    Grief and Women Writers

    The 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 […]

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  • 25 May 2015
    Wallace Arthur

    Embryos and Evolution

    Wallace 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.

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  • 21 May 2015
    David W. Johnson

    Constructive Controversy

    David 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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