x

Fifteen Eighty Four

Academic perspectives from Cambridge University Press

Menu

Professor Gates and the Criminalization of Black Men in America

Kristin J. Anderson’s latest post at Psychology Today is about Henry Louis Gates Jr. It parses the psychology of stereotyping when it comes to split-second decisions by police. ~ ~ ~ The recent arrest...

Kristin J. Anderson | 28 Jul 2009

PW On Cambridge 425!

Publisher’s Weekly this week features an article about 425 years of evolution at Cambridge University Press. Read More ?

28 Jul 2009

Interns Blog: Grammar Nazism vs. Common Sense

Madhu Rajaraman It’s everywhere, and I know I’m not the only one who gets peeved when they see it. “Employee’s Only” “Your on the subway?” “Man, I really need to loose some weight!” Now,...

28 Jul 2009

Paul Kinzer Photographs Jupiter Himself

Last week, Paul Kinzer answered my questions about planetary impacts, notably the recent one involving Jupiter. Last night, he went out with his own modest amateur astronomer’s kit to see if he could...

Paul Kinzer | 27 Jul 2009

Boston Globe Reviews Norwood

The Boston Globe reviewed Stephen Norwood’s The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower yesterday. Norwood’s book is an extensively researched indictment of American Universities’ cooperation...

27 Jul 2009

Mind-boggling physics–printed and bound

Pam Robinson – Canada sales rep In the DNA of my family the science gene went astray. My father was a civil engineer who designed suburban roadways, but all I inherited from him was an excellent...

24 Jul 2009

Professor Graham Stanton (1940-2009)

Professor Graham Stanton (1940-2009), emeritus Lady Margaret’s Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, died of cancer on 18 July aged 69. More >> Read More ?

23 Jul 2009

Lomborg: Gore is wrong on climate change

Writing for Esquire, Bjørn Lomborg discusses recent climate initiatives and why money spent in other ways would reap much greater environmental benefits. Lomborg’s Global Crises, Global Solutions...

23 Jul 2009

Amateur Astronomer Catches Jupiter Collision

That dark spot is where an earth-sized object collided with Jupiter It was big news yesterday — an amateur astronomer in Australia, Anthony Wesley, snapped a picture of the aftermath of a major collision...

22 Jul 2009

Robert Fulford on Beckett’s Letters

Robert Fulford on reading Beckett’s letters in today’s National Post! Read More ?

22 Jul 2009

The Indie 100

Author Marc Fitten is touring the US, and visiting 100 independent bookstores as he goes. Oh, and blogging about each one. Read More ?

21 Jul 2009

Summer is definitely not dumber

In The Globe and Mail today, find a list of summer reading–books that are anything but a vacation from mental activity, but beach-ready nonetheless. Darwin expert and Cambridge author Michael Ruse...

21 Jul 2009