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The Uncertainty of Our Being and the Four Purposes of Music
Music is a universal phenomenon. In all cultures we find music, where the penetrating message of the lyrical melody and the rich harmonies of the instrumental ensemble communicate the apprehensions of the individual, family, and society. Viewed from a psy…
What Do Iranians Think About the Iran Nuclear Deal?
As the United States, Iran, and world powers inch closer to restoring the landmark 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—issues like American interests, global security, and international diplo…
The Scientific Collaboration that Brought Gaia to the World
With a two-page letter to the editor of the scientific journal Atmospheric Environment published in 1972, the English scientist and inventor James Lovelock (1919-2022) introduced Gaia into the professional literature. The post The Scientific Collaboration…
What Is Art?
What is art? That’s at the heart of a copyright dispute involving two artists who both did the same thing: tape a banana to a wall. A federal court in Florida waded into the issue in July. Beginning his opinion with the question, “Can a banana…
Q&A: An Exchange Rate History of the United Kingdom, 1945-1992
What do you find so interesting about sterling and currencies more broadly? The story of sterling after the second world war is fascinating as it is mirroring the decline of the British Empire. Sterling was the currency of a whole colonial Empire which sl…
Has the Communist Party of China (CPC) increased its control over private corporations?
Numerous recent media reports have claimed that President Xi Jinping has greatly expanded the CPC’s presence in private business firms,1 with some giving estimates that 68% of private Chinese firms now have a Communist Party branch within the firm, …
A tale of two elections: how “money politics” is shaped by national context
May 2022 in the Philippines. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. was running for president of the Philippines, in tandem with Sara Duterte, daughter of the term-limited incumbent, Rodrigo Duterte. Both domestic and international attention zeroed …
Q&A with David M. Greer, author of Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine
What inspired you to write Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine? Great question. To be honest, I was surprised to find out that there wasn’t already a book on this subject, and that people weren’t talking about the importance of leadersh…
The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism
The relationship of mathematics to biology is fascinating. Understanding why anti-evolutionist arguments fail can help us think clearly about this relationship. The post The Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism first appeared on FifteenEightyFour | …
What’s New in Early Modern Europe Third Edition
Writing a new edition is always challenging, as there is always exciting new scholarship to incorporate and completely new directions and sub-fields to include. And then deciding what to cut, so the book does not become an unwieldy doorstop… The mo…
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Mind the gap: Data solutions for enhancing agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
The benefits of data sharing and improved data access are widely acknowledged, potentially resulting in significant increases in global GDP. In practice, however, data owners are, for obvious reasons, often reluctant to share their data, especially if it …
Climate stress: What are the economic impacts on European dairy cow farms?
This paper evaluates the influence of heat and drought stress on the technical efficiency and economic downside risk of dairy cow farms in 22 EU countries over the period 2007-2013.
Single cover crop vs. mixtures: Which delivers better weed suppression?
Cover crops can be a valuable tool for weed suppression. They compete with weeds for light, water, nutrients and space and reduce the ability of weeds to germinate, grow and reproduce. But which is better – planting a single cover crop or using one …
Winners of the UCB 2022: ‘Promoting Open Scholarship in Applied Linguistics – ‘A celebration of the life and achievements of Dr Dorothy Needham (FRS)’
The University Collaboration Budget (UCB) funds initiatives that involve direct collaboration between the University and Cambridge University Press (Academic). Winning initiatives strive to further our shared aims, such as research excellence and integrit…
Cover Artwork: ‘Ella’ by Gemma Anderson
In the August edition of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International – Dr Tim McInerny, Pictures Editor, BJPsych International introduces Gemma Anderson, the artist whose portrait is on the cover of the August edition …
Ten misconceptions about trauma-focused CBT for PTSD
The August BABCP Article of the Month is from the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and is entitled “Ten misconceptions about trauma-focused CBT for PTSD” by Hannah Murray, Nick Grey, Emma Warnock-Parkes, Alice Kerr, Jennifer Wild, David M.&hellip…
‘Symbolic’ and ‘imaginary’: anti-gender states’ engagement with the UN’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Gender equality is experiencing a strange moment in international politics. On the one hand, discourse and policy around gender equality have never been so prevalent.…
Students on the Future of Exams
About Constance: I’m currently studying for my master’s in publishing at University College London, and in 2021 I graduated from Durham University with a degree in English Literature.…
The impact of parasite infection of mental illness
More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in va…
Is it safe to prevent vitamin D deficiency by oral intake of vitamin D?
It is curious that many animal experiments have been ignored, which described blood vessel pathology when vitamin D was fed in amounts that didn’t cause any apparent toxicity.
A Q&A with the course leaders for Compelling Communication Skills
Meet Simon Hall, Director of Creative Warehouse and former BBC News Correspondent, and Dr Thomas Roulet, Associate Professor in Organisation Theory at the University of Cambridge
Parasitology is flipping to Open access from January 2023
From January 2023, Parasitology will become an Open Access (OA) journal within Cambridge University Press, where a total of 14 other hosted journals within the Life Sciences are now fully OA.
