Cosmic Understanding: Extract from ‘The New Universe and the Human Future’
In The New Universe and the Human Future (out now in paperback) a cultural philosopher (Nancy Abrams) and an astrophysicist (Joel…
Environment
Yale University Press launches its Autumn / Winter 2012 seasonal catalogue
Yale’s Autumn / Winter seasonal catalogue is available now to order and download. Today we take a quick look at…
Prize news: ‘An Empire of Ice’ by Edward Larson is shortlisted for the 2012 Hessell-Tiltman award
Edward Larson’s acclaimed book on exploration and antarctic science An Empire of Ice has been shortlisted for the coveted Hessell-Tiltman…
Author Article by Neil Faulkner: Olympic green-wash
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale…
Author Interview: Austin Troy discusses ‘The Very Hungry City’
Earlier this month we took a look at January’s Book of the Month, The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy, which…
Book of the Month: The Very Hungry City by Austin Troy
January’s Book of the Month is The Very Hungry City: Urban Energy Efficiency and the Economic Fate of Cities by Austin…