Eruptions that shook the world

The Eruption after tomorrow

07 March 2012

Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread chaos on our...

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Left: Klee's Angelus Novus. Right: Kiefer's Sprache der Vogel. Winter argues that the progression from one image to the other represents a process of gradual "effacement" in art depicting war.

The carriers of memory

06 March 2012

Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted...

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Android

What is the price of free?

06 March 2012

Scientists from the Computer Laboratory at Cambridge University have designed a method to improve privacy control in the Android apps market. The method reaches a...

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Yasumasa Morimura

Looking the part

05 March 2012

Throughout history, clothes have been a powerful part of our identity. Taking place this Friday, a symposium called Appearances of Gender – open to all...

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Alone: In the wild

Stories without borders

02 March 2012

A public lecture at Cambridge University today (March 2) will explore the role of storytelling in narratives that address global history.

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