Cambridge makes Hay
11 April 2011The books that have changed our view of the Universe, eruptions that shook the world and Stalin's fiercest henchmen are just some of the themes...
Benefits by the barrel
09 April 2011Countries rich in oil have long been associated with the "resource-curse paradox" - a principle which states they will suffer, rather than benefit, in the...
Classroom lessons in Islamic reform
08 April 2011A Cambridge conference is set to reveal how Islamic faith schools, and other educational institutions, are adapting to far more than political pressure under the...
Sibling rivalry and brotherly love
08 April 2011Siblings, and even sibling rivalry, can have a positive effect on children’s early development and their ability to form social relationships later in life, according...
Smart thinking
07 April 2011As audiences watch the movie "Limitless", in which an author uses a smart drug to boost his brain, a new book shines a spotlight on...
Science is a Risky Quiz-ness: A new study aims to assess how we perceive risks
05 April 2011A new study aims to be the biggest study of risk perception ever undertaken.
All in the script
05 April 2011The power of “scriptural reasoning” to transform the way in which different faiths understand one another is to be the subject of a major lecture...
Cloud computing and the philosophy of trust
05 April 2011Some of the world’s finest minds in academic philosophy are debating the impact of the internet and cloud computing in Cambridge this week.
Germans top table of happiest tweets
02 April 2011Germany is the happiest country in the world, according to a happiness map based on Twitter users.
32,000 years of special effects
01 April 2011The only Briton to have entered the spectacular cave featured in Werner Herzog’s new documentary explains how rock-art was just one element of multi-sensory performances...