Bringing together the Book of Kings
08 February 2008The Shahnama Project is building a powerful online resource that will stimulate research and interest in Persian cultural history.
Asking ‘are you awake?’ with brain imaging
08 February 2008Even though we might be able to hear someone speaking, our powers for understanding what is actually being said switch off as we go to...
In search of lost memories
01 February 2008‘I raised to my lips a spoonful of the tea in which I had soaked a morsel of the cake. […] And suddenly the memory...
The thinking hominid
01 February 2008The discovery in southern India of a well-preserved quarry dating from a million years ago is helping researchers to answer: how intelligent were our ancestors?
Orchestrating brain activity
01 February 2008New research in Cambridge is deciphering neural control signals that create the right brain state for the right situation.
Can machines read?
01 February 2008Enabling computers to understand language might help users to overcome online information overload.
Modelling uncertainty in the game of Go
01 February 2008Cambridge researchers have analysed millions of patterns of potential moves to model the uncertainty of play in the ancient game of Go.
Can machines reason?
01 February 2008Humans often use diagrams for reasoning, but can computers do the same?
Rebellion, repression, retribution
01 February 2008John Morrill explores one of the most extraordinary and least understood aspects of Anglo-Irish history - the rebellion of 1641.
Greek tragedy: setting the stage today
01 February 2008With the curtains just closed on the 40th Cambridge Greek Play since the 1880s, Greek classicist Simon Goldhill reflects on how this creative genre still...