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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

Post-Election Blues and Purples

Richard Sobel, author of Citizenship as Foundation of Rights (2016) reflects on a controversial election.

Richard Sobel | 15 Nov 2016

Candy and Crime

Sharon Lawner Weinberg & Sarah Knapp Abramowitz authors of Statistics Using Stata give us an insight into Chapter 5 of their new book: Chapter 5, Exploring Relationships Between Two Variables.

Sharon Lawner Weinberg, Sarah Knapp Abramowitz | 15 Nov 2016

Curbing Catastrophe: Mars versus Global Warming

Mars versus Global Warming Elon Musk, CEO of Space-X and Tesla Motors, gave a talk on September 27, 2016 to the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico.  Musk advocated for a human...

Timothy H. Dixon | 10 Nov 2016

Speaking Up on Behalf of Resistance

With the 2016 election come and gone, Bert Spector reflects on leadership and resistance

Bert A. Spector | 9 Nov 2016

Statistics Using Stata: An Integrative Approach

With many decades of combined teaching experience to both undergraduate students at a liberal arts university and to graduate students at a large research university from a variety of disciplines including...

Sharon Lawner Weinberg | 8 Nov 2016

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

Last week, we asked the editors of Reflections on the Learning Sciences how to leverage digital media to create innovative environments This week, we ask: What are some misconceptions about learning...

R. Keith Sawyer, Michael A. Evans, Martin J. Packer | 7 Nov 2016

Leadership and Hubris

In Discourse on Leadership, I identify a 1977 article by Harvard psychologist Abraham Zaleznik as a seminal work in our interpretation of leadership.  Leaders, he argued, are folks who “develop fresh...

Bert A. Spector | 5 Nov 2016