Archive for June 18th, 2009

Astronomy.com on Mullaney & Tirion

Gerald Mullaney and Wil Tirion just published the splendid Cambridge Double Star Atlas, and Astronomy.com posted their review today.
And yes, the review is very nice. Thanks for the kind words, Michael!

Inside Higher Ed Reviews Norwood

Inside Higher Ed reviews the latest book by Stephen Norwood, The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower. Norwood’s research uncovers years of complicity and cooperation between American Universities and Nazi Germany in the years running up to WWII.

Can tech bring the country doctor to the city?

It may seem that the doctors of New York today are a far cry from the old-fashioned country doctors of mid-century Middle America. Or are they? Stephanie Harnett examines the “patient centered” movement in health care, and catches up with Dr. Stanley Reiser to find out if technology alone can guarantee better health care.