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Law, Love and Freedom: An Introduction

The Beatles tell us that: ‘All You Need Is Love.’ Is that right? The inquiry into love has very deep roots in the Judeo–Christian tradition. Indeed, the divergent answers to this inquiry mark the...

Joshua Neoh | 22 May 2019

A lesson from the Renaissance: we read the book before the text

Do me a favour: stop reading. Turn away from the screen, lean over, stretch across or get up and take a book (any book) in your hands. Don’t open it. In fact, close your eyes for a moment and feel it:...

David Rundle | 20 May 2019

‘You’re an idiot’: Why people fight online

People fight about all sorts of things online. Most of you probably don’t spend a lot of time reading comments on YouTube, but you probably know they’re not particularly intellectually stimulating...

Stephen Pihlaja | 15 May 2019

Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia

We all remember the fragile, lifeless little body of Alan Kurdi, a 3-year-old Syrian boy, washed up on a Turkish beach in September 2015. I had just given birth to my first child, Stefan, and I only could...

Dr Agnieszka Kubal | 10 May 2019

The Power of Pregnancy: Can Intervening with Mothers During Gestation Prevent Mental Illness in Offspring?

Mental illness has a huge impact on individuals, families and communities. Since the brain’s ability to be changed in positive ways is greatest early in life, ill-health of the mother during pregnancy...

John E. Krzeczkowski, Ryan J Van Lieshout | 10 May 2019

Why do we need another book on Brahms?

Well, arguably, we don’t! But the In Context series offered us an irresistible opportunity to look again, and look differently, at a figure whose life and music (for better or worse) continues to fascinate...

Katy Hamilton, Natasha Loges | 10 May 2019

Getting Past Stigma to Increase Social Connection

In recent years there has been growing consensus that facilitating “community participation” among mental health service recipients should be a major goal for the mental health service system.  Defined...

Philip Yanos | 9 May 2019

“Why Bother?”: An Introduction

Changes in the levels of political participation can alter the course of history. If turnout had been higher among young British voters in the 2016 European Union membership referendum, the United Kingdom...

Susan Stokes, S. Erdem Aytaç | 2 May 2019

Are Trees People Too?

Most people know the story of king David. The young boy who beats the giant, the poet and musician, God’s favorite — this is familiar. What is less known is that when David’s son Absalom goes...

Mari Joerstad | 29 Apr 2019

Unraveling the money-energy-technology complex

We have heard it a thousand times. The world is going downhill and it’s the “system’s” fault. To save the planet, we must change the “system.” But what do we mean by the “system”? Capitalism?...

Alf Hornborg | 29 Apr 2019

CNS Spectrums supports Mental Health Awareness Month

In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, we spoke to Dr. Stahl about the developments in the research and treatments for mental illness.

Stephen M. Stahl | 29 Apr 2019

Making mathematical methods less intimidating

My research career has taken a somewhat non-linear path, starting in theoretical cosmology and ending up in marine sciences. Each transition has required me to learn new things, and so many years ago I...

Adrian Burd | 26 Apr 2019