"Zuboff, a professor emerita from Harvard Business School known for her research on information technology in the workplace, set a monumental task for herself," writes Sam DiBella, London School of Economics (Jan. 15th, 2020)
"I’ve been prompted by how little progress we’ve made in physicalist approaches to the hard problem of consciousness. You know, integrated information theory, microtubule theory, global workspace theory, and so forth can’t explain a single conscious experience", says Donald Hoffman, University of California, while describing his latest book and where he stands on some of the deepest questions ever posed (Dec. 11th, 2019)
"Few short books have had such a big impact as John Maynard Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace," writes Michael Cox, London School of Economics (Nov. 27th, 2019)
"I was persuaded by the Hardings’ argument that the current global situation is very dangerous, threatening economic stability, environmental sustainability and peace. The slow growth or worse will encourage the trends toward populism and authoritarianism, and a spiral into more protectionism," writes Diane Coyle, Professor at the University of Cambridge (Nov. 13th, 2019)
"In his new book Politics and the Anthropocene (Polity), Duncan Kelly, Professor of Political Thought and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, considers how this new geological era could shape our future by engaging with the recent past of political thought and the potential for democratic politics to negotiate this challenge. In this interview he speaks to Robert McLachlan, Distinguished Professor in the School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University." (Oct. 30th, 2019)
"The current world in which the higher education sector is operating is characterised by profit and power as universities find themselves further incorporated into the global turn to neoliberalism. There can be no doubt that the sector both in the UK and globally has undergone profound change in recent decades," writes Emma Taylor, London School of Economics (Oct. 9th, 2019)
"An economist who can write so well while at the same time explaining the economic principles so clearly is always a joy. I will admit to being rather envious of..." writes Diane Coyle, Professor at the University of Cambridge. The book is longlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award (Oct 2nd, 2019)
"Because many societies around the world reject the values held by progressive liberals, the attempt to impose these values on them will lead to massive resistance," writes David Gordon, Ludwig von Mises Institute (while reviewing John Mearsheimer's latest book, Sept 25th, 2019)
"The visible hand of the US government - not only the skills and risk taking of the Steves and Bills - helped raise the Valley," writes Robyn Klingler-Vidra, Kings College London (Sept 18th, 2019)