The Ravenous Brain: How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning
An exploration of the dark side of the neuroscience force leaves Tristan Bekinschtein hungry for more
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Is American Science in Decline?
The popular narrative of US intellectual decay proves wide of the mark, James Wilsdon writes
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Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ
In its earliest form, the music and culture of hip hop boasted five key areas of activity: break-dance, graffiti, rap, DJ'ing and knowledge. Each of these so-called tenets of hip hop has come under...
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Foundations of the American Century: The Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller Foundations in the Rise of American Power
This book is a useful addition to the scholarly sub-literature on what philanthropic foundations do, how they do it and, according to the Marxist and Gramscian ideological traditions, why they do it...
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Like a Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex
Sarah Conner is diverted by the idea of a future in which sperm is no longer a reproductive prerequisite
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A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman
During an appearance on a US talk show in 1980, the novelist Mary McCarthy was asked to name the writers she considered most overrated. At the top of her list was Lillian Hellman, the playwright,...
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
The Qing imperial government categorised the Taiping conflict of 1851-64 as a mere rebellion but, as Stephen Platt points out in this lucid and gripping account, in fact it was a major civil war, one...
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Land of market differences: it's not 'deviant', just Welsh
Funding council chief says managed sector suits Wales' size and aims. David Matthews writes
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Why we'd all miss collegiality
In a new globalised academy, scholars still want to rub along together, Matthew Reisz hears in Berlin
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News in brief
Postgraduate studyShame about the face timeNine out of 10 taught postgraduate students are happy with their course - but they are less satisfied with levels of contact time, new research shows....
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THE Awards 2012: shortlist announced
Are you on the shortlist?
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Fire sale feared as London Met faces flood of red ink
'Let's get real' is v-c's vigorous rejoinder to sector experts' worst-case scenarios
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There's a lot of it about, warns ex-Home Office director over visa problems
Visa compliance problems similar to those discovered at London Metropolitan University can be found at many other UK universities, a former Home Office director has said.
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JANET reloaded, with 10 times the capacity
The government has announced plans to fund a £30 million overhaul of the UK's higher education computing network, JANET.
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Status update: a little uncomfortable
Scholar details diffidence in research development staff's use of social media. Elizabeth Gibney writes