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Today we hear renewed calls for a dialogue between science and religion: why has the old question of the relations between science and religion now...

In this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, Roger Luckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the late nineteenth century to i...

In this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, Roger Luckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the late nineteenth century to i...

A compelling history of science from 1900 to the present day, this is the first book to survey modern developments in science during a century of u...

A compelling history of science from 1900 to the present day, this is the first book to survey modern developments in science during a century of u...

The field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exist...

The field of science and technology studies has long critiqued the idea that there is such a thing as a universal and singular "Science" that exist...

For centuries, science and religion have been portrayed as diametrically opposed. In this provocative new book, Steve Fuller examines the apparent ...

For centuries, science and religion have been portrayed as diametrically opposed. In this provocative new book, Steve Fuller examines the apparent ...

Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and dis...

Science occupies an ambiguous space in contemporary society. Scientific research is championed in relation to tackling environmental issues and dis...

In this expansive historical synthesis, Richard Butsch integrates social, economic, and political history to offer a comprehensive and cohesive exa...

In this expansive historical synthesis, Richard Butsch integrates social, economic, and political history to offer a comprehensive and cohesive exa...

All forms of recreational digital consumption – whether on smartphones, tablets, game consoles or TVs – have skyrocketed in the younger generations...

All forms of recreational digital consumption – whether on smartphones, tablets, game consoles or TVs – have skyrocketed in the younger generations...

Search engines have become a key part of our everyday lives. Yet there is growing concern with how algorithms, which run just beneath the surface o...

Search engines have become a key part of our everyday lives. Yet there is growing concern with how algorithms, which run just beneath the surface o...

Twenty years ago, Alain Badiou's first Manifesto for Philosophy rose up against the all-pervasive proclamation of the "end" of philosophy. In lieu ...

Twenty years ago, Alain Badiou's first Manifesto for Philosophy rose up against the all-pervasive proclamation of the "end" of philosophy. In lieu ...

In the early years of the new millennium, hurricanes lashed the Caribbean and flooded New Orleans as heat waves and floods seemed to alternate in E...

In the early years of the new millennium, hurricanes lashed the Caribbean and flooded New Orleans as heat waves and floods seemed to alternate in E...

Every era, it is said, has its defining malady. What will be ours? Will it be a new human pandemic caused by an animal-borne infectious disease, su...

Every era, it is said, has its defining malady. What will be ours? Will it be a new human pandemic caused by an animal-borne infectious disease, su...

The 21st century has brought new and challenging dimensions to our understanding of security and migration. The old Cold War framework of security ...