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The Allure of Venice Revealed by San Diego State University and Joanne M. Ferraro

Treat yourself to a micro Venice vacation this afternoon, courtesy of San Diego State University and Venice: History of the Floating City author Joanne M. Ferraro.  Read More ?

26 Jul 2012

Peter Singer is Not the Anti-Christ

Peter Singer is an influential leader in philosophy and bioethics—but his opinions are controversial at best. Charles C. Camosy attempts to explain one of the most polarizing figures in modern philosophy.

Charles C. Camosy | 25 Jul 2012

Summer 2012

Publicity intern Katie describes her experiences working at Cambridge University Press.

23 Jul 2012

Venice, Unmasked

Explore one of Italy's most fantastic medieval cities with this slideshow.

20 Jul 2012

Judea Pearl on the future of causality and computer intelligence

Part Two of our interview with Judea Pearl, as he talks about the future of causality and computer intelligence.

19 Jul 2012

Venice on Facebook

Have you been to La Serenissima? Share your favorite photo on our Facebook page! Read More ?

19 Jul 2012

A nation obsessed with weather? No, I am talking about America!

As a Brit, it’s traditional to believe that these cloudy and wet islands in the firing line of a succession of Atlantic storms are home to the most weather-obsessed nation on the planet. Not a bit of...

Stephen Burt | 18 Jul 2012

Bioethics: What It Is And Why It Is Important

Ethics is the study of right and wrong, of which actions we should and shouldn’t perform. Not all the things we do are morally evaluable of course. If I trip over a carpet something has happened to...

Marianne Talbot | 16 Jul 2012

A Walk Through Venice

First the Cambridge Book Club took you to London, now it’s on to Venice! This month we’re highlighting Venice: History of the Floating City by Joanne Ferraro (on sale August 14).

Joanne M. Ferraro | 13 Jul 2012

Judea Pearl on his inspiration and the breakthrough moments of his research

Judea Pearl, recently announced winner of the 2011 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award for Contributions that Transformed Artificial Intelligence, has been at the forefront of the...

12 Jul 2012

London: A Book Lover’s Dream

Our colleague Marie C. recently traveled to London for the first time, and recounts highlights from her extended layover, Anthony-Bourdain style (but maybe more touristy than gritty).

Marie C. | 11 Jul 2012

Immigration Reform: Back to the Federal Government

In invalidating most of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, the Supreme Court has put the onus of immigration reform (or lack thereof) back where it belongs—with the U.S. Congress. The majority...

Susan F. Martin | 10 Jul 2012