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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

Author Kenneth Armstrong reflects on the triggering of Article 50 and what happens next now the clock is ticking

Kenneth Armstrong is Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Centre for European Legal Studies. His new book is Brexit Time In this exclusive article for 1584, he explains how Brexit is shaped by time: and now that the formal process for withdrawal from the EU has begun, he examines how this process is unfolding and its possible implications.

Kenneth A. Armstrong | 31 Mar 2017

Julia Wedgwood’s Pamphlet on Women’s Suffrage

Sam Evans, author of Darwin and Women, explores the life of Julia "Snow" Wedgwood - English feminist novelist, biographer, historian and literary critic - and Emma and Charles Darwin's niece.

Samantha Evans | 29 Mar 2017

The Ontological Turn

Following the recent release of The Ontological Turn: An Anthropological Exposition, we interview the book's authors, Martin Holbraad and Morten Axel Pedersen, to find out more...

Morten Axel Pedersen, Martin Holbraad | 28 Mar 2017

Impossible Mysteries

Arnold Glass author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach discusses misinformation in popular culture.

Arnold Glass | 27 Mar 2017

The Brain Basis of Forgetting

Forgetting in everyday life can usually be attributed to a failure to attend to information. This could be for numerous reasons such as not being interested in the material, being distracted by a cell...

Scott D. Slotnick | 27 Mar 2017

The Decline of American Democracy

The United States is no longer a fully functioning democracy. This according to the Intelligence Unit of The Economist magazine. The Democracy Index 2016, released in January 2017, now lists the United...

Kevin W. Saunders | 20 Mar 2017

The pleasures and complexities of the literature of the Beats

Some sixty years after the appearance of their most famous books, the Beat Generation writers are certainly not hurting for fans or publicity. In 2001, the literary world was rocked by the sale of the...

Steven Belletto | 20 Mar 2017

Is the Hippocampus Associated with Implicit Memory?

Scott D. Slotnick author of Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory asks the question Is the Hippocampus Associated with Implicit Memory?

Scott D. Slotnick | 20 Mar 2017

Michael J. Hogan Leads a Journey through the Life and Afterlife of President John F. Kennedy

With the publication of The Afterlife of John F. Kennedy: A Biography, Michael J. Hogan explores some of the most memorable moments of JFK’s presidency and afterlife. Read More ?

Michael J. Hogan | 17 Mar 2017

An Interview with Rolf Reber author of ‘Critical Feeling’

‘Critical Feeling‘ – a new concept combining insights from different disciplines to address personal and societal issues. Cambridge author Rolf Reber discusses the theoretical and empirical...

Rolf Reber | 17 Mar 2017

The Birth of Jazz Diplomacy

Anna Harwell Celenza, author of Jazz Italian Style - From its Origins in New Orleans to Fascist Italy and Sinatra (2017), explores the origin of US jazz diplomacy.

Anna Harwell Celenza | 16 Mar 2017