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Writing The Russian Revolution, 1917

Rex A. Wade discusses the challenges and rewards of writing the third edition of The Russian Revolution, 1917

Rex A. Wade | 5 Apr 2017

A Brief Interview with Barry Mazur and William Stein

A brief interview with Barry Mazur and William Stein, authors of 'Prime Numbers and the Riemann Hypothesis,' on the development of this essential book and its standout qualities.

William Stein, Barry Mazur | 4 Apr 2017

On priors and posteriors in statistical inference, Bayesian always and everywhere?

Tore Schweder, co-author of Confidence, Likelihood, Probability, examines whether or not prior distribution is needed if it is not based on data.

Tore Schweder | 4 Apr 2017

5 minutes with Milan Vojnovic

An interview with 'Contest Theory' author Milan Vojnovic. His new books offers a comprehensive coverage of contest theory developed in the areas of economics, computer science and statistics.

Milan Vojnovic | 4 Apr 2017

Warning! Intelligence Not Included

Jose Hernandez-Orallo, author of 'The Measure of All Minds' (2017) gives insight into the future of AI systems, and whether we should be wary of them.

Jose Hernandez-Orallo | 4 Apr 2017

Drawing 3D graphics in R

John Braun and Duncan Murdoch wrote A First Course in Statistical Programming with R in 2005 or so, and the graphics chapter concentrated on two-dimensional base graphics. This year they released a second...

Duncan Murdoch | 4 Apr 2017

Pivotal Tools for Undertaking Research in Statistical Design

Tarun Kumar Roy discusses how 'Statistical Survey Design and Evaluating Impact' addresses the two fundamental statistical designs, sample survey and experimental or evaluation designs.

Tarun Kumar Roy | 4 Apr 2017

Can Twitter Predict Elections?

Although the results of the US presidential election took many by surprise, Twitter analysis would have indicated that Donald Trump was winning the social media war. 'Twitter: A Digital Socioscope' provides an in-depth view of latest research dealing with the biases, misinformation, and state-of-the-art electoral forecasting.

Ingmar Weber, Yelena Mejova | 4 Apr 2017

Participatory mining of data streams: beyond crisis mapping

Emergency situations force us to take critical decisions in a very short time. Often, the first place people turn to for information is social media. A combination of human and machine intelligence can help make sense of the immense amount of data that comes from these widely varied perspectives and posts.

Carlos Castillo | 4 Apr 2017

Celebrating National Poetry Month: The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Poetry

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Cambridge University Press! In this blog post editor Walter Kalaidjian discusses The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Poetry.

Walter Kalaidjian | 4 Apr 2017

Episodic Memory in Mammals

Do all animals have episodic memory? Scott D. Slotnick author of Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory discusses episodic memory in mammals.

Scott D. Slotnick | 3 Apr 2017

Prevention Science across the Globe

Moshe Israelashvili & John L. Romano, editors of The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science, introduce their recent title.

Moshe Israelashvili | 3 Apr 2017