March 20, 2014

Relativity in Education — Jeffrey Bennett

The following post is by Jeffrey Bennett, author of What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Ideas, and Why They Matter Black holes don’t suck. It’s a point I’ve emphasized to students for decades, and I even considered it...

March 19, 2014

Interview with Jeffrey Bennett, author of "What Is Relativity," Part 2

The following is the second part of an interview with Jeffrey Bennett, author of What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Ideas, and Why They Matter. You can read part one of the interview here. Question: You said above...

March 18, 2014

Interview with Jeffrey Bennett, author of "What Is Relativity?," Part 1

The following is part one of an interview with Jeffrey Bennett, author of What Is Relativity?: An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein’s Ideas, and Why They Matter Question: Your book is titled What is Relativity? Ok, then, so what is it?...

March 18, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Restaurants, the Blacklist, the Dirty Art of Poetry, and More New Books!

The following books are now available: Fashioning Appetite: Restaurants and the Making of Modern Identity Joanne Finkelstein The Other Blacklist: The African American Literary and Cultural Left of the 1950s Mary Helen Washington Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art...

March 17, 2014

When Was the First St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City?

An increasingly controversial event, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade has nevertheless been a staple of New York City life. But just how much of a staple is it? To answer that question, we turn to When Did the Statue of...

March 14, 2014

University Press Roundup

Our weekly collection of the best blog posts from around the world of academic publishing.

March 14, 2014

"Do you believe in fate, Neo?" Law, Freedom, Representation, and Identity in THE MATRIX

Happy Friday, everyone! But before we continue on with the University Press Roundup, we’d like to conclude our week-long feature of Paul W. Kahn’s Finding Ourselves at the Movies. In the except below, Kahn illuminates the underlying philosophies of the...

March 13, 2014

LINCOLN: Sacrifice, Family, and Politics

As part of our ongoing feature of Paul W. Kahn’s Finding Ourselves at the Movies, we’re delighted to share a guest post from the author himself on Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln. Don’t forget to enter our book giveaway for...

March 13, 2014

Thursday Fiction Corner: An Interview with Melissa Malouf

Read an interview with Melissa Malouf, author of More Than You Know!

March 12, 2014

Philosophy as Narrative, Dialogue, Disruption: An Interview with Paul W. Kahn

Next up for our feature on Paul Kahn’s Finding Ourselves at the Movies, we highlight excerpts from the author’s recent interview with Critical Margins. Here, Kahn details some of the themes found in his book, as well as touches on...

March 12, 2014

Does Multiverse Theory Bring Theology Into Science? An interview with Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Read an interview with Mary-Jane Rubenstein in Religion Dispatches Magazine

March 11, 2014

Philosophy in Film, Between Science and Opinion

Continuing our week-long feature of Paul W. Kahn’s Finding Ourselves at the Movies, we present today an excerpt from the opening chapter of the book, titled “Philosophy, Democracy, and the Turn to Film.” In it, Kahn grapples with the idea...