Sex and sensibility
Victorian values and the censoring presence of his prudish daughter blinded Charles Darwin to female promiscuity and delayed the study of sperm competition for 100 years, says Tim Birkhead
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5 February 2009
Was Darwin a prude? - Why the evolutionist turned a blind eye to female promiscuity
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Unlocking a single moment
Although we might like to think it, music never causes social change. However, an intelligent multimedia reissue of a classic live recording reminds us that it can bear witness to society, writes...
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Bullied Blogger: God help us all
January: It takes two working days for Helen Murr to get back to me. Her reply seems vague and uninterested. However, she is willing to meet with me to discuss my caseload issue. While her response...
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Struggle for seating
Darwin’s insights have cast fresh light on staff meetings, writes Gloria Monday
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Face suspension or resign, Leeds Met told v-c
Bullying allegation triggered Simon Lee’s departure, reports Melanie Newman
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Staff demand to know why v-c and chancellor left
Union bemoans lack of ‘transparency’ at Leeds Met as acting chief executive appointed. Melanie Newman reports
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Leeds Met appoints acting chief executive
Geoff Hitchins steps into the breach for a third time.
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Brought to Light: Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900
A lavish catalogue illuminates the secrets of scientific photography, says A.D. Morrison-Low
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John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought
John Milton was one of the most significant figures of his age: polemicist, republican and, towards the end of his life, author of the 10,000-line epic Paradise Lost, which has a strong claim to...
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Top 10 academic bestsellers: Blackwell, Manchester
1. Renaissance Drama: An Anthology of Plays and Entertainments, Second Revised Edition by Arthur F. Kinney Wiley-Blackwell, £23.99 ISBN 97814051196722. Myth, Second Revised Edition by Laurence Coupe...
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Israel's Occupation
Israeli methods of controlling Palestinians have changed but not lessened their grip, says Lori Allen
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The Spy Who Came in From the Co-op: Melita Norwood and the Ending of Cold War Espionage
In 1999, on his way to interview Melita Norwood about Russian revolutionary emigres, David Burke was astonished to see on the front page of The Times a photograph of his 87-year-old interviewee with...
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Freedom and Consumerism: A Critique of Zygmunt Bauman's Sociology
Who is Zygmunt Bauman? The greatest sociologist writing in English today ..." announces an early chapter in this book. Well, if he isn't, who is? Mark Davis, in his plain, open-minded and admirable...
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Book of the week: The Bard: Robert Burns, a Biography
Gerard Carruthers relishes a magisterial portrait of Scotland's iconic literary figure