Author Sir Patrick Bateson, explains the importance of play in the development of humans and other mammals, and how it can help in later life.
Professor David Walton, editor of Antarctica, talks us through his recent trip to the Ross Ice Shelf with a group of Gateway Antarctica students from the University of Canterbury.
It's what it sounds like—taking pictures of space. And it's not just for the Hubble Telescope, you can do it, too. David J. Eicher, the editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine and the author of November's COMETS!, knows a thing or two.
Even though forced sterilizations are considered a thing of the past, the repercussions still haunt many today--and where they happened may surprise you.
Dissent is such an intrinsic part of American culture. Our whole society is built around the idea of improving our values to better represent and protect our people. Books, speeches, articles, and essays have long represented dissenting opinions, but perhaps the most widely recognized and distributed form of dissent is music.
Take a peek into On Dissent: Its Meaning in America. "Dissent" rages at the heart of many of today's conflicts: does Snowden's dissent amount to whistleblowing or espionage? How should America respond to the Trayvon Martin verdict? How do we understand the controversial position of standing against one's government, faith, and country for what one believes is right?
Dr Ben Griffin, winner of the coveted Royal Historical Society Whitfield Prize, reveals why he challenged traditional assumptions about the struggle for women's rights in his book, 'The Politics of Gender in Victorian Britain'.
Huw Richards, journalist, and an editor of the new book 'The Cambridge Companion to Football', discusses the culture of the game.
Not sure how to read a star chart? Help is here! Ian Ridpath is a seasoned astronomer who will answer our questions about how to find what you're looking for in the night sky. We're consulting the August star chart in his Monthly Sky Guide, 9th edition.
Paul Frijters and Gigi Foster talk about their new book, An Economic Theory of Greed, Love, Groups, and Networks, which offers a new theory of economics that incorporates love, groups, and networks into the classic greed-and-market framework.
Enjoy our slideshow of famous dissenters from around the world and the varied causes they've stood against their governments, faiths, and cultures to support.
A new Cambridge Introduction to Music charts the evolution and rise of Electronic Music - and so we have put together a Spotify playlist of some of the key tracks.