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Darwin is just fine with the Vatican

They’ve had a rocky relationship in the past, but the Vatican has admitted that Darwin’s theory of evolution is perfectly legitimate, and further, even identifies evolutionary theory at work...

11 Feb 2009

If you meet Darwin by the road…

…kill him. Today’s Science Times devotes itself to all things Darwin. His 200th birthday is 2 days away! My personal favorite, Carl Safina’s essay entitled Darwinism Must Die So That...

10 Feb 2009

Darwin a Hero in Britain

Many know this, but before I went to Cambridge, I had no idea. NPR ran a story yesterday on Darwin’s hero-status in Britain, especially in light of how contentious he is on this side of the pond. They...

9 Feb 2009

British Teens’ IQ Dropping

Intelligence researcher and Cambridge author James Flynn has a fresh batch of interesting research results, as reported in several papers. Flynn’s research famously shows rising IQ scores from generation...

9 Feb 2009

Karen Greenberg on The Daily Show

Karen Greenberg of NYU published two groundbreaking books with us: The Torture Papers and The Enemy Combatant Papers, both legal records of US treatment of “detainees” and enemy combatants...

6 Feb 2009

John Hagan Wins Criminology Prize

Cambridge author John Hagan’s research recently produced Darfur and the Crime of Genocide, which examines a 2004 US State department survey of the Darfur region. The results of this survey were never...

6 Feb 2009

The Romantic Economist on Squawk Box

Oxymoron? Hardly. According to Richard Bronk, the Romantic Economist diversifies, remains responsive to change, and doesn’t assume thing will go on as they have in the past. And yes, he realizes...

5 Feb 2009

Barack Obama as a Democratic Man

The remarkable manhood of Barack Obama suggests he is as forward-looking on issues of gender as on issues of race, transcending old categories and inviting new understanding and debate. We see this in...

Carol Gilligan, David A. J. Richards | 5 Feb 2009

BC Bound

Canadian field rep Pam describes the joys of making sales calls in the winter. I can’t help but liken Bob’s experience last week, caught in the crush with thousands of other “Blue Ticket”...

4 Feb 2009

Romantic Economist Richard Bronk on Start the Week

Why do we assume that economists have a firm grasp on the markets when the economy itself is driven by innovation and new, unfamiliar ideas? Romantic Economist author Richard Bronk wishes to address this...

2 Feb 2009

A view of 1872 America through Japanese eyes

From December 23, 1871 to September 13, 1873, one of the first embassies of Meiji Japan traveled throughout the US and Europe on a fact-finding mission. Led by Prince Iwakura, their task was to re-negotiate...

Kume Kunitake | 30 Jan 2009

Notes from the Field

Every week, we’ll get a look at book selling and culture through the eyes of our field reps. This week, with our “inaugural” piece, Bob Barnett of Louisville on his Obama Inauguration...

28 Jan 2009