Of Flesh and Spirit: Karl Kirchwey on Translating Verlaine
Symbolism is “in” and Paul Verlaine is experiencing something of an English-speaking resurgence, thanks to the efforts of poet, translator, Director of the Bryn Mawr College Creative Writing Program,...
View ArticleQ&A with Scott L. Montgomery & Daniel Chirot, authors of The Shape of the...
Scott L. Montgomery and Daniel Chirot, both of the University of Washington, recently sat down for a Q&A on their new book, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World....
View ArticleA Q&A with Richard Layard and David Clark, authors of THRIVE
How can mental illness—an affliction that affects at least 20 percent of people in developed countries, reduces life expectancy, and wrecks havoc on educational potential—remain chronically...
View ArticleAn interview with poet Troy Jollimore on “Syllabus of Errors”
After being praised as “a new and exciting voice in American poetry,” by the New York Times for the publication of his first collection of poems, (a National Book Critics Circle Award winner), and...
View ArticleIan Goldin discusses the migration crisis
With the wave of migrants and refugees from the Middle East traveling to Europe, migration has once again become a politically and emotionally heated international debate. In this exclusive PUP...
View ArticleEthics in the Real World: An interview with philosopher Peter Singer
Peter Singer, renowned philosopher and author of such influential books as Animal Liberation, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, has taken the time to answer questions about his new...
View ArticleElizabeth A. Dauncey & Sonny Larsson on Plants That Kill
Have you ever wondered which are the most poisonous plants in the world, why they produce toxins, and what those toxins are? Are you interested in the ingenious ways that humans have found to exploit...
View ArticleMichael Brooke on Far From Land: The Mysterious Lives of Seabirds
Seabirds evoke the spirit of the earth’s wildest places. They spend large portions of their lives at sea, often far from land, and nest on beautiful and remote islands that humans rarely visit. Thanks...
View ArticleMark Serreze on Brave New Arctic
In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in weather patterns...
View ArticleFabrice Schmitt on Birds of Chile
This is the first modern-style photographic field guide to the birds of Chile, an increasingly popular destination with birders and naturalists. Compact and easy to carry, pack, and use, Birds of Chile...
View ArticleWalter Perez on Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands are home to an amazing variety of iconic creatures, from Giant Tortoises, Galápagos Sea Lions, Galápagos Penguins, and Ghost Crabs to Darwin’s finches, the Blue-footed Booby, and...
View ArticleDavid Lindo on How to Be an Urban Birder
Urban birding is fast becoming ornithology’s new rock ’n’ roll. Birds and birding have never been cooler—and urban birding is at the cutting edge. How to Be an Urban Birder is the world’s first guide...
View ArticleMohamed Noor on Live Long and Evolve
In Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civilizations. Throughout these remarkable space adventures, does Star Trek reflect biology and evolution...
View ArticleDave Smallshire and Andy Swash on Britain’s Dragonflies
Britain’s Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain’s foremost Dragonfly experts, this...
View ArticleJosé R. Castelló on Canids of the World
This stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide covers every species of the world’s canids, from the Gray Wolf of North America to the dholes of Asia, from African jackals to the South American...
View ArticleDavid Bainbridge on Stripped Bare
For more than two thousand years, comparative anatomy—the study of anatomical variation among different animal species—has been used to make arguments in natural philosophy, reinforce religious dogma,...
View ArticleStephen Blackmore on How Plants Work
All the plants around us today are descended from simple algae that emerged more than 500 million years ago. While new plant species are still being discovered, it is thought that there are around...
View ArticleDavid Hu on How to Walk on Water and Climb Up Walls (Part 2)
Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb...
View ArticleLuke Hunter on Carnivores of the World
Covering all 250 species of terrestrial, true carnivores, from the majestic polar bear and predatory wild cats to the tiny least weasel, Luke Hunter’s comprehensive, up-to-date, and user-friendly...
View ArticleTom Stephenson on the BirdGenie App
Where did the idea for BirdGenie’s technology come from? TS: I was a musician and played concerts and worked in studios for many years. During this time I became interested in sound design and...
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