Mark Harrison, author of ‘Contagion’, explores the complex and deep-seated anxieties which often accompany trade between nations
In the summer of 2008 I visited Seoul to give lectures at a symposium on medical humanities. Having never visited South Korea before, I had little idea what to expect but I was surprised to find a country in turmoil. Tens of thousands of people were taking to the streets of the capital Seoul every … Read more
Cosmic Understanding: Extract from ‘The New Universe and the Human Future’
In The New Universe and the Human Future (out now in paperback) a cultural philosopher (Nancy Abrams) and an astrophysicist (Joel Primack) theorize that a shared picture of the universe based on modern cosmology and biology will offer solutions to global problems and redefine our relationship with the earth. In this exclusive extract, Abrams and Primack outline their … Read more
Prize news: ‘An Empire of Ice’ by Edward Larson is shortlisted for the 2012 Hessell-Tiltman award
Edward Larson’s acclaimed book on exploration and antarctic science An Empire of Ice has been shortlisted for the coveted Hessell-Tiltman prize. In a second literary prize coup, Edward Larson’s An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science has been shortlisted for this year’s £3,000 Hessell-Tiltman prize (the book was previously awarded an Honorable Mention … Read more
One hundred years since Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole, but who was the real victor in Antarctic discovery?
This year marks the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, a momentous challenge, and one that is still considered dangerous today. To coincide with the anniversary of these expeditions, Yale University Press has published An Empire of Ice: Scott, Shackleton, and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Science by the Pulitzer-prizewinning historian Edward J. … Read more
Two new cosmology books from Yale explore our universe from a different perspective
This summer sees the publication of two new cosmology books from Yale: Journey of the Universe and The New Universe and the Human Future. Both of these exciting titles explore our universe from different perspectives, each providing ideas of how our understanding of the universe has profound implications for how we live our lives and how we … Read more
