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Questioning the “Crisis” of Journalism

Jeffrey Alexander, Elizabeth Butler Breese and Maria Luengo consider the crisis faced by modern journalism, focusing on a different perspective and providing a somewhat less gloomy conclusion. The Crisis of Journalism Reconsidered is available to buy now.

Jeffrey C. Alexander, Elizabeth Butler Breese, María Luengo | 30 Jun 2016

Can you be both Productive and Happy?

Jen Schneider and Roel Snieder, authors of The Joy of Science, 2016 present two of the warning signs of overworking and what you can try to get back in harmony.

Roel Snieder, Jen Schneider | 30 Jun 2016

A Journey with Robert S. Singh Through Barack Obama’s Two Presidential Terms

With After Obama: Renewing American Leadership, Restoring Global Order , Robert S. Singh argues that the US influence has weakened and contributed to the erosion of the world America made, endangering...

Robert S. Singh | 29 Jun 2016

Is Donald Trump a Psychopath?

Renowned psychiatrist Stephen M. Stahl answers the question so many have been wondering.

Stephen M. Stahl | 28 Jun 2016

Technological tools and psychological tools of the Internet

Choosing a platform to use for integrating Internet tools into educational settings can be a difficult and complex task involving consideration and balancing of a number of competing factors. Is the goal...

Michael Glassman | 28 Jun 2016

Teacher Autonomy

Cambridge author Inez De Florio discusses teacher autonomy in relation to her new book Effective Teaching and Successful Learning.

Inez De Florio | 24 Jun 2016

Shakespeare as Interpreted by the Next Generation of Great Playwrights

In honor of the 400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death this past April, we devoted the entire month to the Bard, featuring a different Shakespeare-themed blogpost, interview, competition or...

23 Jun 2016

How much smarter will we be in 100 years?

Three Cambridge University Press authors and leading experts on Intelligence take on our virtual roundtable on 'Human Intelligence'. In the Final week of the six part series asks the question 'What does the future hold in the research of intelligence? How much smarter will we be in 100 years’ time?'

Richard Haier, James R. Flynn, Robert J. Sternberg | 22 Jun 2016

Yoram Hazony Reflects on the Biblical Philosophies of Leo Strauss

The Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss held that the Hebrew Bible should be regarded as being in “radical opposition” to philosophy and as its “antagonist.” This is an influential view, which has...

Yoram Hazony | 21 Jun 2016

Reading Alice Munro

David Staines, author of The Cambridge Companion to Alice Munro, sheds light on how the Nobel Prize winner views her work

David Staines | 20 Jun 2016

The Issue Remarkable for its Absence: The Resilience of Neo-Liberalism in Europe

Vivien A. Schmidt, co-edtior of Resilient Liberalism in Europe's Political Economy, examines one of the motivators behind the Brexit camp: neoliberalism.

Vivien A. Schmidt | 20 Jun 2016

Thinking about Static and Evolutive Treaty Interpretation

Christian Djeffal explores how international treaties be interpreted over time and offers fresh insights on this age-old question.

Christian Djeffal | 16 Jun 2016