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Reflections on the Trial of the Architect of the Bosnian Genocide

Robert J. Donia, the author of Radovan Karadžič: Architect of the Bosnian Genocide, reflects on the forthcoming judgment in the trial of Karadžič, which will occur this week.

Robert J. Donia | 21 Mar 2016

What I Got Wrong: Misunderstanding the Testing Effect

After reading a passage for the first time, asking answering questions about the passage produces better memory for it than reading the passage repeatedly. This is called the testing effect. Experimental...

Arnold Glass | 18 Mar 2016

What is John Rawl’s original position? Author Timothy Hinton explains

We talk to author Timothy Hinton about his new book, The Original Positioni in which he explores one of the most influential thought experiments of the twentieth century.

Timothy Hinton | 17 Mar 2016

Percussion on Top of the Upside-down Cake

Russell Hartenberger, the editor of The Cambridge Companion to Percussion, explores the great significance of percussion in music in the 21st Century.

Russell Hartenberger | 17 Mar 2016

Emotions: A Virtual Roundtable, Week 2

Last week, we asked the experts to explain some of the major recent developments in the field of emotions and psychology. This week, we ask: What role does the brain play in understanding emotions? Participants:  Rolf...

Agneta Fischer, Ross Buck, Ursula Hess, Rolf Reber, Martijn van Zomeren | 16 Mar 2016

Into the Intro: Why Quark Rhymes with Pork

We go Into the Intro of David Mermin's Why Quark Rhymes with Pork (2016), a hilarious and insightful account from a world renowned physicist.

N. David Mermin | 16 Mar 2016

What Motivates Leaders To Go To War?

The authors of Why Leaders Fight show that – within the constraints of domestic political institutions and the international system – who ends up in office plays a critical role in determining when and why countries go to war.

Cali M. Ellis, Allan C. Stam, Michael C. Horowitz | 15 Mar 2016

The Most Ominous Graph in Psychology

Arnold Glass, author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach (2016), introduces us to the most ominous graph of all time.

Arnold Glass | 11 Mar 2016

Emotions: A Virtual Roundtable

Five experts discuss emotions in a six-part virtual roundtable discussion.

Agneta Fischer, Ross Buck, Ursula Hess, Rolf Reber, Martijn van Zomeren | 9 Mar 2016

The Making of Friedrich Nietzsche – An interview with author Daniel Blue

We talk to Daniel Blue, author of a major new biography of German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, that radically reconceives Nietzsche's youth and reveals the importance of autobiography and environment to his early development.

Daniel Blue | 9 Mar 2016

Is The Party Over?

Samara Klar and Yanna Krupnikov, authors of Independent Politics (2016), examine what it means to be an independent political party.

Yanna Krupnikov, Samara Klar | 8 Mar 2016

Head or Tails? A look at the coinage of the Ancient World

Explore our timeline of coinage from the Ancient World, as we mark the launch of our new series in collaboration with the American Numismatic Society

7 Mar 2016