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How to ‘Shoot the Moon’ – top tips on lunar imaging by astrophotographer and author, Nicolas Dupont-Bloch

In his new book, Shoot the Moon, astrophotographer Nicolas Dupont-Bloch explains and demonstrates how you can capture impressive images of our nearest neighbour in space using a variety of different techniques. Covering equipment ranging from smartphones and DSLRs to specialist planetary cameras, whether you are a novice without a telescope, an amateur developing your skills in imaging, or an experienced astrophotographer, you will benefit from the author's expertise. Here, he offers fifteeneightyfour readers some exclusive top tips on capturing that perfect lunar image.

Nicolas Dupont-Bloch | 6 Dec 2016

Race Matters

“The problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line,” W.E.B. DuBois famously observed of the United States.  Despite the occasional proclamations of a post-racial society in the aftermath...

Bert A. Spector | 5 Dec 2016

Learning Sciences: A Virtual Round-table (Week Six)

Last week, we asked the editors of Reflections on the Learning Sciences about potential barriers to innovation in the realm of learning sciences This week, we ask: What does the future have in store...

R. Keith Sawyer, Michael A. Evans, Martin J. Packer | 5 Dec 2016

Writing The Red Army and the Second World War

Alexander Hill shares his journey of writing The Red Army and the Second World War

Alexander Hill | 2 Dec 2016

Curbing Catastrophe: Foreign Aid to Haiti: Unintended Consequences and World GIS Day

Foreign Aid to Haiti:  Unintended Consequences and World GIS Day Hurricane Mathew struck Haiti on October 4, 2016, killing hundreds of people and devastating this impoverished nation, the poorest in the...

Timothy H. Dixon | 30 Nov 2016

Brexit and the Foreign Affairs Prerogative

On Monday 5 December 2016, the UK Supreme Court will hear the Government’s appeal from the judgment of the Divisional Court in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. It is the...

Campbell McLachlan | 30 Nov 2016

Learning Sciences: A Virtual Round-table (Week Five)

Three experts discuss learning sciences in week five of a seven week long virtual round-table discussion.

R. Keith Sawyer, Michael A. Evans, Martin J. Packer | 29 Nov 2016

Keats Wrought up to Writing

Keats' sonnet ''Great Spirits'' was written 200 years ago in 1816. We're celebrating this 200th anniversary with a blog post written by Susan Wolfson, author of Reading John Keats.

Susan Wolfson | 19 Nov 2016

Enter our ‘Shoot the Moon’ photo competition

The Moon boasts an unexpected variety of landscapes - including volcanic features, sinuous valleys and ghost craters - which are readily visible from Earth. Now, a new practical guide called, Shoot the Moon, explains and demonstrates how you can capture impressive images of our nearest neighbour in space using a variety of different techniques.

18 Nov 2016

Remarks on The Banach-Tarski Paradox

'The Banach-Tarski Paradox' co-author Grzegorz Tomkowicz describes the differences between the first and second edition of the classic book and touches on the relationship between mathematics and natural sciences.

Grzegorz Tomkowicz | 17 Nov 2016

Show Us Just How “Absurd” You Can Be

We want to see your most absurd holiday short films, in the spirit of Samuel Beckett.

17 Nov 2016

Mad Men and Manipulation: An Excerpt from The Ethics of Influence

The Ethics of Influence: Government in the Age of Behavioral Science is Cass R. Sunstein’s investigation into the ethical issues surrounding nudges, choice architecture and mandates. Read on for...

Cass R. Sunstein | 17 Nov 2016