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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

What We Have Learned from Mazes

Arnold Glass, author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach (2016), explores the role of mazes in psychology and cognitive development.

Arnold Glass | 4 Mar 2016

Not all power to the people – lessons from the Swiss referendum

Jürg Steiner, author of The Foundations of Deliberative Democracy (2012), examines lessons learnt from the recent Swiss Referendum.

Jürg Steiner | 3 Mar 2016

Author interview: Roy Perrett on Indian Philosophy

We talk to Roy Perrett, visiting Professor of Indian Philosophy at Ashoka University about his new book, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.

Roy W. Perrett | 2 Mar 2016

Is It Wrong to Make the Supreme Court an Election Issue?

Paul Gowder gives a comprehensive new theory of the political and legal ideal known as “the rule of law”: what it means and why it matters.

Paul Gowder | 1 Mar 2016

21st Century Lynchings?

The recent shootings of unarmed blacks have been labeled by some as “21st -century lynchings.” Karlos K. Hill examines the meaning behind this characterization, whether it’s inflammatory, and why the discussion matters. Hill is author of the forthcoming Beyond the Rope: The Impact of Lynching on Black Culture and Memory.

Karlos K. Hill | 29 Feb 2016

Carolyn Rovee’s Revolution: Understanding the Cognitive Abilities of Infants

Anyone who has taken care of a newborn can understand treating them at little more than a digestive system. Most newborns are either placid babies or colicky babies. Placid babies eat and sleep. Colicky...

Arnold Glass | 26 Feb 2016