The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe
It's a battle for epistemological supremacy in this study of a catastrophist thinker, says Jon Turney
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The Great Charles Dickens Scandal
The "great Charles Dickens scandal" is, of course, Dickens' alleged affair with Ellen Ternan. You would think we would know by now exactly what happened between the middle-aged Dickens, disillusioned...
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A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871
This exemplary work not only demonstrates the value of diplomatic history but also provides rich guidance on how it should be tackled. Continuing on from his 2001 work A Duel of Giants: Bismarck,...
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Health Care for Some: Rights and Rationing in the United States Since 1930
Jennifer Gunn on the evolving provision of access to treatment in the US' complex medical system
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The Atheist's Bible: The Most Dangerous Book that Never Existed
In the practice of historical research, one is prepared for the fact that some evidence - no matter how important - may be lost for ever. Even in recent times, archives have been dispersed,...
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Pooling talent of the first water
Raft of arts-world recruits highlights Bath Spa v-c's unusual excellence strategy. John Elmes writes
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News in brief
Open-access publishingCheaper by the dozenA global consortium of particle physicists has moved closer to a deal with publishers to centrally fund open access for papers in its field. The SCOAP3 group...
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Gold is good, but it's not the only colour, RCUK says
Research councils try to convince that their open-access policy is not monotone. Paul Jump writes
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Why sisters still do patriarchal passion play for themselves
Aberdeen sociologists investigate mystery of female religiosity. Matthew Reisz reports
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Experiential enterprise: can-do students need hands-on teaching
Sector failing to keep pace with changing labour market, scholar warns. Chris Parr reports
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Euro portal offers open view of distance options
The first website in Europe dedicated to information about the Continent's open and distance-learning courses has been launched.
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News in brief
United StatesBled dry over a decadePublic research universities in the US are under threat from budget cuts that have amounted to one-fifth of their state funding over the past decade, a report warns...
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Après lui, le déluge: secrets of Descoings' court stun France
Audit into governance and pay at Sciences Po has implications beyond the institution, says Jack Grove
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Grant winners
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE REPLACEMENT, REFINEMENT AND REDUCTION OF ANIMALS IN RESEARCH - NC3RsProject Grants• Award winner: Andrew Cossins• Institution: University of Liverpool• Value £440,093The...
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You look foreign: bring your passport, it's what the UKBA would want
Overreaction to the London Met case has exacerbated institutional racial harassment, Scott Poynting and Ann Singleton argue