What is the most exciting research going on at each of the Poles currently? In the Arctic there are major efforts to understand the drivers of the irregular decline in sea ice extent and thickness since the 1980s-90s. Multiple sensors (satellite and buoys) provide high-resolution data spanning 35 years and sparse historical records, from whaling […]
Read MoreYou can’t speak English without speaking Shakespeare. Not only did he introduce several hundred words still used today (assassination, beguiling, contaminated, domineering, excitement, fixture, go-between, hostile, ill-tempered, lack-lustre, monumental…), he gave us dozens of idioms. If you stand with bated breath, say that love is blind, worry about green-eyed jealousy, think that truth will out, […]
Read MoreIf your mind hasn’t already been totally numbed by tech news, consider pointing it towards the newest phenomenon that everyone is talking about: Pokémon GO. I won’t bother taking the time to describe how it works, because by now the odds are that you already know. You probably already know that experts and non-experts alike […]
Read MoreWaller R. Newell compares and contrasts Donald Trump with the infamous fascists discussed in his book TYRANTS.
Read MoreDaniel Blue’s The Making of Friedrich Nietzsche: The Quest for Identity 1844-1869 explores the famed German philosopher’s first formative 24 years of life. Browse through this interactive family tree to learn about Nietzsche’s assorted relatives. To learn more about each individual relatives, click on each family member’s square.
Read MoreProfessor David Walton, Cambridge author, Editor of Antarctic Science and Emeritus Fellow at the British Antarctic Survey talks about climate change in the polar regions and what opportunities there are to address climate change holistically. Come back next Monday to hear more from other top scientists in polar and climate science!
Read MoreJeffrey Alexander, Elizabeth Butler Breese and Maria Luengo consider the crisis faced by modern journalism, focusing on a different perspective and providing a somewhat less gloomy conclusion. The Crisis of Journalism Reconsidered is available to buy now.
Read MoreJen Schneider and Roel Snieder, authors of The Joy of Science, 2016 present two of the warning signs of overworking and what you can try to get back in harmony.
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