Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
The flaws are the most interesting part of an economist's valuable thesis, says Omar Malik
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Great Books, Bad Arguments: Republic, Leviathan, and The Communist Manifesto
Garry Runciman prefaces his book with an apology for the title, which he says may make it appear "unserious". The title is certainly provocative, and the book slim, so in compensation he packs it...
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Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda
The recent news that presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signed a new US-Russia nuclear arms treaty produced widespread sighs of relief. But wait - read John Mueller's book before breaking...
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The Trouble with Higher Education: A Critical Examination of our Universities
John Coyne on an all-too-familiar campus lament: managers are bad and academics know best
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ARTS AND DESIGNDuchamp and the Aesthetics of Chance: Art as ExperimentBy Herbert Molderings, professor of art history, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany; translated by John Brogden. Columbia University...
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University of Leeds - Fish and chips
Scientists have created the first robotic fish that shoals accept as one of their own. Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed the plaster-cast model of a stickleback to help them study...
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University of Dundee - Well, well, well
Doctors and nurses are descending on Dundee to take part in a summer school to promote research into the prevention of chronic diseases. The first-ever University of Dundee Summer School on...
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Wolverhampton/Coventry - Colour variation
Two universities have won funding to carry out research into differing attainment levels among their students. The University of Wolverhampton and Coventry University will explore the gap between...
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Durham University - Changed circumstance
The removal of British composer Sir Edward Elgar from the £20 bank note is a "national disgrace", a leading expert on his music has said. Jeremy Dibble, professor of music at Durham University,...
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University of the West of England - Feel it in the air
An iPhone application developed by an academic that allows users their own symphonic experience based on movement has been nominated for a major award. Researcher Phill Phelps, from the University of...
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University of Portsmouth - Saving it up for later
Men lag behind women in their enthusiasm for work until they are within sight of retirement, researchers have found. The scientists, from the University of Portsmouth, discovered that men start their...
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Bolton/Southampton - Resins to be cheerful
Scientists at two universities are working together to make ships less vulnerable to fire. The universities of Bolton and Southampton have been awarded £775,000 by the Engineering and Physical...
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Heriot-Watt University - Take your partners
Technology giant BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Scottish university, marking its intention to invest £5 million over the next five years to establish four new university...
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University of Central Lancashire/others - Celestial sounds
Six universities are to reveal how astronomers are able to explore the inner secrets of stars using sound. The project, named "Songs of the Stars - the real Music of the Spheres", is a collaborative...
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University of Sussex - Waggly tale
A supermarket chain has donated almost £70,000 to university honeybee researchers who are working to decode the insects' famous "waggle dance". The donation from Waitrose will support scientists at...