Essay The Most Beautiful Equations in Applied Mathematics January 21, 2016 The BBC Earth website has just published a selection of short articles on beautiful mathematical equations and is asking readers to vote for their favourite. Read More
Essay Feynman on the historic debate betweenEinstein & Bohr November 01, 2015 The golden age of quantum theory put many of the greatest minds of the 20th century in contact with some of the most significant scientific and philosophical questions of their era. Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein, two towering geniuses of their time, were both as revered for their scientific contributions as they were beloved for their bursts of wisdom on a wide range of subjects. Read More
Interview An interview with Nicholas Higham on The 快色直播 Companion to Applied Mathematics September 30, 2015 We are excited to be running a series of posts on applied mathematics by聽Nicholas Higham聽over the next few weeks. Higham is editor of聽The 快色直播 Companion to Applied Mathematics,聽new this month. Recently he took the time to answer some questions about the book, and where the field is headed. Read More
Essay Nicholas Higham on mathematics in color September 14, 2015 Color is a fascinating subject. Important early contributions to our understanding of it came from physicists and mathematicians such as Newton, Young, Grassmann, Maxwell, and Helmholtz. Read More
Interview An interview with poet Fiona Sze‑Lorrain on The Ruined Elegance September 09, 2015 Fiona Sze-Lorrain is a poet, literary translator, editor, and zheng harpist. In her new collection鈥攁n intercultural journey that traces lives, encounters, exiles, and memories from France, America, and Asia鈥攕he offers a nuanced yet dynamic vision of humanity marked by perils, surprises, and transcendence. Read More
Essay Washington Post highlights historic clash between Einstein and Bergson on the nature of time August 19, 2015 With the 100th anniversary of the general theory of relativity coming up in November (2015), Einstein is popping up everywhere. The Washington Post ran a terrific feature on Einstein books, including three of our own: Hanoch Gutfreund and聽J眉rgen Renn鈥檚 The Road to Relativity, Einstein's Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, and Jimena Canales鈥檚 The Physicist and the Philosopher. Read More
Essay Isaiah Berlin and European Politics May 06, 2013 New editions of works by Isaiah Berlin will be rolling out this spring into next fall! Among the works that will be reprinted is one of his quintessential essays, The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy鈥檚 View of History. Read More
Essay Throwback Thursday with Isaiah Berlin: The Roots of Romanticism May 02, 2013 The Roots of Romanticism was first published by 快色直播 in 1998. Read More
Essay Throwback Thursday with Isaiah Berlin: The Crooked Timber of Humanity April 03, 2013 Throwback Thursday with Isaiah Berlin: The Crooked Timber of Humanity was first published by 快色直播 in 1998. Read More
Essay Throwback Thursday with Isaiah Berlin: Against the Current April 01, 2013 In celebration of the new printings of works by Isaiah Berlin Read More
