THE podcast: 28 April - 4 May 2016 issue review
The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by our editorial team
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Patrick O’Donnell, 1947-2016
A ‘legendary’ lecturer in psychology has died
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Interview with Lord Waldegrave
The former Cabinet minister on listening to jazz pianist Art Tatum, ambitions to be Stirling Moss, and how we shouldn’t view all politicians as crooks
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Andy Field takes statistics adventure to a new level
Best-selling author explains how his love of sci-fi and romance stories have helped him craft his latest statistics odyssey
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EU referendum: is it graduates v non-graduates?
John Morgan finds pro-EU stance of (most) graduates will be a key factor on 23 June, but also reveals much about current divisions in UK society
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Betting tips for beginners: speak to an academic
New book on gambling also highlights how scientists can learn a great deal themselves at the racetrack or in the casino
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Members-only staffroom splits opinion
But could arguments over washing-up, empty honesty boxes and milk be a thing of the past at De Montfort?
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Cool Characters: Irony and American Fiction, by Lee Konstantinou
Robert Eaglestone admires the reasoning applied in the description of this moment as ‘postirony’
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Taxing the Rich: A History of Fiscal Fairness in the United States and Europe, by Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage
Richard Murphy seeks more justification for the authors’ arguments on taxation of the wealthy
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Books interview: André M. Carrington, Drexel University
The author of Speculative Blackness on Star Trek and race, fan fiction and graphic novels, and life-changing works by Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Ray Bradbury
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What are you reading? – 28 April 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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The PhDictionary: A Glossary of Things You Don’t Know (But Should) About Doctoral and Faculty Life, by Herb Childress
A working-class scholar, or ‘straddler’, explains the academy’s often unspoken rules, says Eve Worth
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The Cosmic Web: Mysterious Architecture of the Universe, by J. Richard Gott
Marcus Chown heaps praise on a fascinating study full of charm and infectious enthusiasm
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Willem de Kooning Nonstop: Cherchez la Femme, by Rosalind E. Krauss
Book of the week: Tracey Warr on De Kooning’s iterative output and his fascination with the physicality of paint
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The week in higher education – 28 April 2016
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world's media