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#MuslimBan The Importance of Diversity

Timothy H. Dixon author of Curbing Catastrophe is a Professor of Geosciences at the University of South Florida, in his newest article he discusses the need for diversity in the natural world as well as human society.

Timothy H. Dixon | 1 Feb 2017

Curbing Catastrophe: Sugar is the New Lead

Timothy H. Dixon author of Curbing Catastrophe is a Professor of Geosciences at the University of South Florida, in this article he discusses how the effect of disasters of global importance could have been reduced if more people considered the geologist’s mantra “Think long-term”

Timothy H. Dixon | 31 Jan 2017

An Interview with Whoop ‘n’ Wail Theatre Company

In 2016, as part of our Shakespeare 400 commemorations, we invited the public to submit short play skits inspired by the works of the Bard. In this interview we talk to Ali Kemp and Deborah Klayman, the...

Ali Kemp, Deborah Klayman | 30 Jan 2017

America’s Forgotten Colony

Michael E. Neagle discusses how American influence adapted and endured in republican-era Cuba.

Michael E. Neagle | 27 Jan 2017

The Cyberpsychology of Commanders in Tweet

Now that the new American president has expressed his preference for Twitter as a means to bypass traditional media and express his ideas directly to the people of his nation and the world, it’s...

John Suler | 26 Jan 2017

Why Read Saul Bellow Now?

In this blog post Victoria Aarons, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Saul Bellow, details some of the key themes and concepts explored in Bellow's work.

Victoria Aarons | 24 Jan 2017

Emma Darwin and women’s higher education

In this blog post Samantha Evans, editor of Darwin and Women: A Selection of Letters, looks at the life of Emma Darwin and her relationship with women's higher education.

Samantha Evans | 24 Jan 2017

Darwin and Women: the story of Amy and Elizabeth

In this blog post Samantha Evans, editor of Darwin and Women: A Selection of Letters, looks at the lives of some of the women surrounding Darwin.

Samantha Evans | 24 Jan 2017

Empathy with Animals: The School of Animal Communication

Eugene Morton uses his favorite four-legged friend to explore whether or not animals can have empathy.

Eugene Morton | 23 Jan 2017

Announcing the winner of our ‘Shoot the Moon’ photo competition

So congratulations to Samuele Draghi from Milan whose photograph (below) impressed Nicolas the most. Samuelle wins £100 worth of Cambridge astronomy books. Nicolas said: “This image makes the best...

18 Jan 2017

30 years of LLE

Luigi Lugiato author of Nonlinear Optical Systems [with Franco Prati and Massimo Brambilla], 2015, discusses his equation which provides a paradigm for pattern formation in nonlinear optical systems

Luigi Lugiato | 17 Jan 2017

Colours and Communication

Daniel Kernell author of Colours and Colour Vision gives us an insight into normal vs. deviant colour vision.

Daniel Kernell | 16 Jan 2017