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The Chronicle Welcomes Michael Ruse

Science and Religion expert Michael Ruse is one of our favorite Cambridge authors. He’s nuanced, compelling, and unwilling to settle for simple, doctrinal arguments on either side of the creationism...

Michael Ruse | 7 Jan 2010

College Football is Big Business

Writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, authors of Mission and Money Burton Weisbrod and Evelyn D. Asch reveal the incentives that steer college coaches in directions that may be at odds with the institutional...

Burton A. Weisbrod, Evelyn D. Asch | 5 Jan 2010

Beckett’s Meditations on Music

The Letters of Samuel Beckett contain a fair amount of Beckett’s reflections on musical performances, and critic Alex Ross notes several of them on his New Yorker blog: In this week’s issue of...

4 Jan 2010

Robert P. George: A Rising Star on the Right

In Sunday’s New York Times, David D. Kirkpatrick wrote a fascinating profile on Cambridge author Robert P. George, tracing his steady rise to leadership as the public face of the conservative Christian...

21 Dec 2009

Happy Holidays!

The holidays approach. There won’t be any updates until the new year. In the meantime, happy holidays, everyone! Read More ?

18 Dec 2009

The Sky This Winter

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about holiday gifts for potential stargazers. I argued against buying a telescope as a first step, and instead encouraged people to begin with the naked eye or binoculars....

Paul Kinzer | 16 Dec 2009

Brother Consolmagno on Colbert Report

Brother Guy Consolmagno of the Vatican Observatory landed on the Colbert Report earlier this month, and I totally missed it until now! Consolmagno is an author of one of our perpetually best-loved astronomy...

15 Dec 2009

Old Book Smell Analyzed

Finally, someone went and scientifically analyzed that “old book” smell that we in publishing love so much. Thanks, Britain! Read more at UPI >> Read More ?

8 Dec 2009

The Simple Truth

Political commentary proceeds by means of debate rather than report today. This is an understandable consequence of the new technology, which makes engagement easy. The heightened exposure to debate is...

Robert B. Talisse | 8 Dec 2009

Empire State Building Goes Blue

Tonight, through December 6, the Empire State Building will light up blue for Cambridge’s 800th Anniversary! Keep an eye out. The schedule can be found here >> Plenty of folks here in NY will...

4 Dec 2009

The Science and Politics of Climate Change

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Mike Hulme has given us the most eloquently clear and reasonable outlook on the intersection of science, politics, economics, and the public that I have yet come across. *...

Mike Hulme | 4 Dec 2009

Amateur Astronomy: The Beginner’s Gift Guide

This is the traditional time of year when people (particularly parents) consider the purchase of a telescope as a holiday gift. A loved one — often a child, but not always — shows an interest...

Paul Kinzer | 4 Dec 2009