Interview By Design | Setting A Series of Fortunate Events in motion October 26, 2020 In a world governed by chance, one book peers into the randomness of existence. From cosmic collisions and tectonic shifts to the infinitesimal accidents of biology, Sean B. Carroll鈥檚 A Series of Fortunate Events ranges across time and space, showing how chance occurrences brought us to where we are, fashioned us as we are, and contributed to all the beauty and diversity we see around us. Read More
Video The Murder of Professor Schlick book trailer October 13, 2020 On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelb枚ck, a deranged former student of Schlick鈥檚, shot him dead on the university steps. Read More
Video A Series of Fortunate Events book trailer September 17, 2020 Like every other species, we humans are here by accident. But it is shocking just how many things鈥攁ny of which might never have occurred鈥攈ad to happen in certain ways for any of us to exist. Read More
Video Learning at home? Try The Joy of SET March 31, 2020 Looking for fun ways to keep kids engaged with math during school closures? Have you ever played the addictive card game聽SET? Have you ever wondered about the connections between games and mathematics? Read More
Video In Dialogue with Caitlin Zaloom and Jennifer Morton: Mobility costs and compromises March 30, 2020 Caitlin Zaloom and Jennifer Morton discuss the financial pressures of paying for college and the impact on the lives and well-being of middle-class families. Read More
Interview By Design | The World According to Physics March 24, 2020 Every branch of knowledge seeks to provide an account of鈥攕omething: the past, the present, the mind, culture, institutions, social and physical phenomena. Read More
Video An interview with Jim Al鈥慘halili on The World According to Physics March 20, 2020 Making even the most enigmatic scientific ideas accessible and captivating, quantum physicist,聽New York Times聽bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al鈥慘halili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at why physics matters to everyone. Read More
Video Christie Henry on the Press鈥檚 modern mission March 19, 2020 Christie Henry, the first woman to direct 91桃色, was recently on PCTV to discuss the Press鈥檚 new initiatives, long-term mission and vision, and how academic presses collaborate and compete in the publishing world. Read More
Video Jessa Lingel on An Internet for the People January 28, 2020 Begun by Craig Newmark as an e-mail to some friends about cool events happening around San Francisco, craigslist is now the leading classifieds service on the planet. It is also a throwback to the early internet. Read More
Video Phillipa Chong on Inside the Critics鈥� Circle January 14, 2020 Taking readers behind the scenes in the world of fiction reviewing, Inside the Critics鈥� Circle explores the ways that critics evaluate books despite the inherent subjectivity involved, and the uncertainties of reviewing when seemingly anyone can be a reviewer. Read More
Video Lawrence Millman on Fungipedia October 29, 2019 Fungipedia聽presents a delightful A鈥揨 treasury of mushroom lore. Watch as Lawrence Millman introduces you to the world of mushrooms right outside your door. Read More
Video Artificial You: The book trailer October 25, 2019 Humans may not be Earth鈥檚 most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and聽Jeopardy!聽are now all聽AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in聽AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. Read More
Video Kate Bowler on The Preacher鈥檚 Wife October 19, 2019 Since the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism鈥攖he celebrity preacher鈥檚 wife. Read More
Video Robert Shiller on the power of viral stories and economic change October 17, 2019 In a world in which internet troll farms attempt to influence foreign elections, can we afford to ignore the power of viral stories to affect economies? Read More
