World Environment Day
June 5, 2013
For World Environment Day, we’ve asked William P. Kabasenche, editor of The Environment: Philosophy, Science, and Ethics to answer some questions about the role of philosophers in environmental issues.
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Cancer Survivor Day
June 2, 2013
June 2nd is Cancer Survivor Day. Cancer affects millions of Americans in every demographical category. We’ve asked Shobita Parthasarathy, author of Building Genetic Medicine to take part in an Q & A to commemorate this special day.
National Maritime Day
May 22, 2013
For National Maritime Day we are featuring a guest blog post from Larrie Ferreiro, author of Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1800. Enjoy!
An American Acquisitions Editor in Paris
May 16, 2013
Katie Helke Dokshina, Associate Acquisitions Editor in Design, Game Studies, and New Media, recently traveled to Paris for the Computer Human Interaction Conference. Below are her thoughts.
National Transportation Week
May 13, 2013
We are celebrating National Transportation Week May 12-18th with a series of transportation themed MIT books. Check out our first post from Changing Lanes authors Joseph DiMento and Cliff Ellis.
Selfishness in the long-run
Lorenzo Pecchi and Gustavo Piga, editors of Revisiting Keynes: Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, weigh in on Keynes, selfishness, and the quality of ideas.
Q&A with Erkki Huhtamo
May 3, 2013
We recently shared a few images from Erkki Huhtamo’s Illusions in Motion, and the UCLA Daily Bruin took a peek inside Huhtamo’s office and interviewed him about his artifact collection in a neat video. Today, we’re pleased to share our extensive Q&A with Huhtamo about Illusions in Motion. Enjoy!
Series Spotlight: Playful Thinking
May 1, 2013
We’re excited to introduce a new monthly blog feature that will highlight our various book series. Our first spotlight is on the Playful Thinking series. Series coeditors Jesper Juul, Geoffrey Long, and William Uricchio explain how the idea for the Playful Thinking series came about, why it’s relevant and original, and what they hope this series will accomplish.
Jen’s favorite books
April 26, 2013
Happy Friday! Today’s haiku “walks” us through a few of our favorite books (I know, I know–just couldn’t resist):
