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The Politics of Fighting Child Sex Trafficking in the United States

Very few issues win bipartisan support in today’s political climate. But child sex trafficking is one. Earlier this year, Congress passed two laws that allow states to criminally prosecute internet service...

Carrie N. Baker | 25 Sep 2018

In memory of Emil Wolf, 1922-2018

On June 2, 2018, the optics world lost one of its great scientists, as Emil Wolf passed away at the age of 95. He left as his legacy not only an incredible body of work, including over 300 papers and classic...

Gregory J. Gbur | 25 Sep 2018

Indonesia’s National Awakening: Physicians, Nationalism, and Cosmopolitanism in the Dutch East Indies

In Indonesia, 20 May is National Awakening Day (Hari Kebangkitan Nasional). It commemorates the founding of the first nationalist association in the Dutch East Indies. On this day in 1908, retired physician...

Hans Pols | 24 Sep 2018

Terrorism and Literature

Like so much else in life, this collection began by accident. I had been working for some years on a book about terrorism and unspeakability (now forthcoming from Routledge) when I had a conversation with...

Peter C. Herman | 17 Sep 2018

The Importance of Feeling Authentic on Antidepressants

Author of Depression and the Self, Tamara Kayali Browne, discusses whether we can really feel like 'ourselves' while taking anti-depressants.

Tamara Kayali Browne | 13 Sep 2018

The Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster

Ahead of the ten year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy that helped kickstart a global financial crisis, The Fed and Lehman Brothers: Setting the Record Straight on a Financial Disaster author Laurence M. Ball joins Cambridge University Press Senior Marketing Executive Ellena Moriarty to discuss the mistakes made that allowed it to happen and what we've learned in the ensuing decade.

Laurence M. Ball | 12 Sep 2018

Making homework social…

What is Perusall and why should teachers be excited about using it?   Perusall is a social reading platform to help students get prepared for class. What that means is that in Perusall, class reading...

12 Sep 2018

Animals and Literature Now

Why study animals and literature now? Animal narratives appear around the globe from time immemorial: in our earliest creation myths and the texts that underpin the world’s major religions, in literature...

Molly Hand | 11 Sep 2018

Prisoner strike exposes an age old American reliance on forced labor

Prisoners in 17 states and several Canadian provinces are on strike in protest of prison labor conditions. Their demonstrations are compelling Americans to understand that some everyday foods are produced...

Calvin Schermerhorn, | 7 Sep 2018

Is Suicide Preventable?

Dr. Kees van Heeringen, author of The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior, discusses the enigma of suicide.

Kees van Heeringen | 7 Sep 2018

Amateur and professional astronomy are pulling back together

Andromeda Galaxy M31 Credit Michael Covington This picture of the Andromeda Galaxy is not from a major observatory. It is not even an exceptional example of amateur work. It is a routine picture taken...

Michael A. Covington | 6 Sep 2018

Add energy to your work

To explore the issues surrounding energy flow and consumption in the modern day, you must first understand the basic science of energy. Washington Taylor and Robert L. Jaffe are Professors of Physics at MIT, and have written a textbook on the topic.

Washington Taylor, Robert L. Jaffe | 31 Aug 2018