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Emotions: A Virtual Roundtable, Sixth and Final Week

In our sixth and final Virtual Roundtable on Emotions, our experts give their thoughts on what the future might hold.

Agneta Fischer, Ross Buck, Ursula Hess, Rolf Reber, Martijn van Zomeren | 13 Apr 2016

Eat Like Shakespeare

Did you know they did indeed have chocolate back in Shakespeare’s day, but it was served as a beverage with hot pepper? Cindy Renfrow, the editor of the blog A Thousand Eggs  , is an expert in...

13 Apr 2016

Shakespeare Around the World

You can spend Shakespeare's birthday in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, where there will be celebration aplenty, or you can take off to one of these more exotic locations he immortalized in his works.

12 Apr 2016

Publishing the First Folio…

Shakespeare’s legacy is now identified with and embodied in the book we now call the “First Folio,” published posthumously seven years after Shakespeare’s death in 1623. The volume of thirty-six...

Adam G. Hooks | 11 Apr 2016

King Richard III Has Come Undone

Toss aside the newspaper and enjoy this Shakespearean jigsaw puzzle with your Sunday coffee.

10 Apr 2016

Channel the Bard Short Play Competition Update

Wow! We have received nearly 100 submissions in less than a week, with short plays taking us to various time periods and locations but all involving Shakespeare in some way. For anyone still interested,...

8 Apr 2016

Who Were Shakespeare’s Siblings and Grandchildren?

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7 Apr 2016

Where Operant Conditioning Went Wrong

J.E.R. Stadden discusses adaptive behavior and learning using pigeons as an example.

J. E. R. Staddon | 7 Apr 2016

Put the Pieces of Romeo and Juliet’s Shattered Lives Back Together

Romeo and Juliet found themselves in quite a bit of trouble. Can you help them put the pieces of their lives back together?

6 Apr 2016

Shakespeare’s Textual Legacy in a Digital World

Shakespeare’s plays were some of the first texts made available to a worldwide audience through digital technology. Christie Carson discusses what has changed since the dawn of the Internet for the Bard.

Christie Carson | 5 Apr 2016

Emotions: A Virtual Roundtable, Week Five

In the fifth week of our virtual roundtable on emotions, we ask: Are human emotions universal or cultural-specific? Participants:  Rolf Reber, author of Critical Feeling: How to Use Feelings Strategically Ross...

Agneta Fischer, Ross Buck, Ursula Hess, Rolf Reber, Martijn van Zomeren | 5 Apr 2016