Three experts discuss learning sciences in week three of a seven week long virtual round-table discussion.
Spanning the entire history of the city of Rome from Iron Age village to modern metropolis, this is the first book to take the long view of the Eternal City as an urban organism. Beatrice Rehl, editor of Rome: An Urban History from Antiquity to the Present, tells us more...
An introduction from Commisioning Editor Michael Sharp The ancient Greek and Roman worlds were defined by their cities. Ancient Greece actually comprised a large collection of cities, some of which founded...
Sewage Treatment and Sister Cities In 2015 and 2016, tropical storms and hurricanes dropped large amounts of rainfall on the municipalities surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida. In 2016,...
Richard J. Haier, author of The Neuroscience of Intelligence explains the concept of neuroplasticity and shows how playing the video game Tetris changes the brain.
Two-hundred years ago, in October 1816 … . . . a brilliant young medical student, trained at Guys Hospital in London, aced his apothecary examination (apothecaries were basic practitioners). Notwithstanding...
Deirdre Osborne, editor of The Cambridge Companion to British Black and Asian Literature, explores the legacy of Black History Month and the current state of Black and Asian writing in Britain.
In the second week of our virtual round-table learning sciences, we ask the editors of Reflections on the Learning Sciences: What exciting new research can be found in learning sciences at this...
As part of our Great Figures and Leaders promotion we've asked Ruth Tatlow, author of Bach's Numbers, why Bach is still so important and what makes him a great figure?
Damon Mayrl explores the importance of thinking institutionally about secularization in modern societies.
In a new interview, Data Management Essentials Using SAS and JMP authors Julie Kezik of the Yale School of Public Health and Melissa Hill of CD3 Inc.describe how their accessible guide is the ideal resource for SAS users and instructors.
Three experts discuss learning sciences in week one of a seven week long virtual round-table discussion.