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Lynette J. Chua, Mark Fathi Massoud “The law is reason, free from passion.” This statement, attributed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, suggests that judges, lawyers, and scholars must examine The post Embracing Positionality in Research first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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In 1924, American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble (1889-1953) established the distance of the “Great Nebula” in Andromeda, clearly placing it outside the limits The post Andromeda Galaxy at 100 first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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“Empowering Labor” delves into the utilization of wage policy as a pre-distributive instrument by leftist governments in South America and Southern The post Empowering Labor: Leftist approaches to wage policy in unequal democracies first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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After a hundred years, the field of quantum mechanics still has much to cause us to ponder. Nevertheless, science has progressed, and we know more than we used The post Myths and Open Questions of Quantum Mechanics first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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A quick Internet search reveals various Truth About books: on nutrition, cancer, Covid, vinyl records, lies, …, to name a few. But whose truth should we believe, The post The Truth About Energy is the truth about change. first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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When I first started studying language policy, I thought I knew where it came from, how it worked, and why it mattered. In my view at the time, language policy The post Changing My Mind about Language Policy first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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When I tell anyone what I study, people (even sometimes other academics) think it’s weird, distasteful, or just arcane. If the Indigenous population of the The post Aztecs: Image and Reality first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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Navigating Communication with Seriously Ill Patients, Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope – The VitalTalk Method is a book written for all clinicians who The post A Practical Guide to Discussing What Matters Most with Seriously Ill Patients first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press.... Anthony L. Back, Holly B. Yang, Robert M. Arnold, Gordon J. Wood, Elise C. Carey, James A. Tulsky ..read more
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Have we reached a plateau in our understanding of corruption? I believe so. It’s time to push the boundaries of this discourse, moving what is currently The post We should “rethink corruption” first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more
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Intuition is an ultimate experience, beyond words: We know more than we can tell. This phenomenon upsets many who believe in rationality as a purely conscious The post The Intelligence of Intuition first appeared on Fifteen Eighty Four | Cambridge University Press ..read more