The year 1976 was a big one for me. I was living in Rome, finishing research on my first major book and commencing its writing. I was committing myself to a lifetime devotion to Italy, a strange...
Behavioural economist Dan Ariely draws on his own life experiences to show just how personal social science can be, as Matthew Reisz discovers
What makes Exchequers, poker players and other punters go for broke? Chris Howls gets a tip sheet
The world's 40 million or so Kurds are routinely referred to as "the largest group of stateless people in the world". Their homeland straddles one of the most explosive geopolitical regions - the...
Ever considered the link between Lenin and cyborgs? Or the "haunting tourism" associated with prisons as haunted houses? Then this is a book for you. With its premise that the ghost is part of our "...
Felipe Fernández-Armesto laments an 'ignorant' attack on a threatened but precious fighting tradition
Spinoza's metaphysical and political thought has always fascinated his readers. His Ethics has been interpreted in countless different ways and, since his death in 1677, Spinozism has been associated...
A lifetime's exposure to human suffering in locations as diverse as Finland and Vietnam persuaded Martha Gelhorn that journalism could not make the world good. The reporter's job, she concluded, was...
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES- The Future of Decision Making: How Revolutionary Software Can Improve the Ability to DecideBy Roger C. Schank, executive director and founder, Engines for Education...
THE LEVERHULME TRUSTRESEARCH PROGRAMME GRANTSHUMANITIESAward winner: Joanna StoryInstitution: University of LeicesterValue: £1,370,418The impact of diasporas in the making of Britain: evidence,...
Each week, Dr Margot Feelbetter poses a dilemma and offers advice for readers to respond to online. This week: Body, not mind
Anglia Ruskin UniversityShirley PickfordA lecturer from Anglia Ruskin University has netted a flexible working award for her online learning course. Shirley Pickford, who runs the university's BA in...
Data provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000–April 2010 CountryPapers CitationsImpact1Denmark4,368 31,725 7.262Switzerland10,00971,8337.183Belgium8,66453,7016...
Internationally prestigious research must take priority, Dame Nancy Rothwell tells Paul Jump
Denmark's engineering research is the strongest in the world, while England fails to make the top 10, according to a citations analysis.Thomson Reuters examined the average number of citations per...