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The Consolidation Debate

The hippocampus binds information between different cortical regions during long-term memory. However, long-term memories may only depend on the hippocampus for a limited time. In the standard model of...

Scott D. Slotnick | 17 Apr 2017

How Government Insiders Subvert the Public Interest

Mark A. Zupan, author of Inside Job, discusses whether democracy - government by the people - can ensure government for the people.

Mark A. Zupan | 14 Apr 2017

Putting Out Fire With Gasoline!

Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg, authors of Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations: Processes of Creative Self-Destruction, explore how climate change now represents an existential crisis.

Christopher Wright, Daniel Nyberg | 13 Apr 2017

What is reality? – Why I’m Marching for Science on Earth Day

On April 22 we march across the globe to celebrate and affirm the reality of our senses, the truth of our observations, and the beauty of our complicated world.

Fred D. Singer | 12 Apr 2017

#EarthDay Can we still hope to meet a ‘Two Degree Scenario’

Frank Incropera, author of Climate Change : A Wicked Problem, discusses the agreements put into place after the UN COP21 in December 2015 and considers whether these agreements can still be truly realised.

Frank Incropera | 12 Apr 2017

Earth Day 2017 – Stay Educated #MarchForScience

Join Publishing Director Matt Lloyd in celebrating Earth Day, 'Stay Educated with Cambridge' and help to spread scientific knowledge on issues in ecology, the environment, policy and governance. Join in the discussion with #EarthDay and maybe join a #MarchForScience in your area.

Matt Lloyd | 12 Apr 2017

Celebrating National Poetry Month: The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Cambridge University Press! In this blog post editor and poet Gerry Dawe discusses his forthcoming book The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets.

Gerald Dawe | 11 Apr 2017

Between Idealism and Realism

Why did I write The Writing on the Wall? I can point to a few moments as prompters. The first was a debate within Israeli human rights organizations in 2000, when the Second Intifada began. Until then,...

Aeyal Gross | 10 Apr 2017

Alzheimer’s Disease and Long-Term Memory

Scott D. Slotnick author of Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory discusses the link between Alzheimer's and long term memory.

Scott D. Slotnick | 10 Apr 2017

#EarthDay Climate Change Will Wipe Out Blue Whales Within a Decade

Robert L. Wilby, author of Climate Change in Practice, considers the culture of 'alternative facts' and discusses the legacy of Earth Day, the 'demise' of the Blue Whale and the importance of checking the details.

Robert L. Wilby | 10 Apr 2017

Why Shakespeare’s Plays Matter

After another season of bardolatry, in this blog post, Ewan Fernie explains why Shakespeare matters today - and it might not be for the reasons you think...

Ewan Fernie is author of Shakespeare for Freedom.

Ewan Fernie | 7 Apr 2017

The Long, Long Trail: Making Sense of Third Ypres

Mark Connelly discusses the Third Battle of Ypres, or Passchendaele, as it is so regularly called.

Mark Connelly | 6 Apr 2017