Essay Remembering William B. Helmreich March 31, 2020 I am very sorry to be sharing the terrible news that our beloved Bill Helmreich, CCNY professor and prolific author, passed away on March 29, 2020. 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
Essay For the beauty of invisibility January 06, 2020 Human beings are naturally visual creatures. Our eyes, capable of counting single photons, have been optimized over evolutionary time to the very limits of the laws of physics. Read More
Essay How to Build Community November 06, 2019 In the pages聽and impact聽of each book can be found the work of as many as 35 different individuals鈥攆rom editorial assistant to聽metadata manager鈥攁nd that doesn鈥檛 include readers and listeners, which increase the individuals involved in a book in exponential ways. Read More
Essay Searching for Spirit in Science Publishing September 19, 2019 Not long ago, I read an article in Scientific American about the power of words and how language shapes the brain. The article, written by a young Japanese postdoc in neuroscience, begins by invoking the Japanese word, kotodama, which can be translated to mean, literally, 鈥渨ord spirit.鈥� Read More
Interview A Celebration of Mathematics Editor Vickie Kearn March 29, 2019 This month, across the world, we have celebrated the enduring contributions of all women. For those of us at PUP, it is a chance as well to focus on a particularly generous, intelligent, and dynamic publisher, Vickie Kearn. Read More
Essay 鈥楥ute鈥� around the world March 19, 2019 Cuteness has taken the planet by storm. Global sensations Hello Kitty and Pok茅mon, the works of artists Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons, Heidi the cross-eyed opossum and E.T.鈥攁ll reflect its gathering power. Read More
