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‘The modern world owes more to the semi-mythical mathematician Pythagoras than most of us can even begin to conceive.’
Posted on 2010/11/01 in General, tagged as
Kitty Ferguson’s Pythagoras is reviewed in Irish magazine Politico. The reviewer says ‘Science writer Kitty Ferguson has done an admirable job in presenting not just the famous theorem, but any number of mathematical concepts that seem to have been first laid down by a group of philosophers and scientists in the Greek colonies in Southern Italy in the 5th century. Her logical approach proves useful in breaking down the various different accounts… Read more »
‘Young, gifted, and broke before they start’
Posted on 2010/11/01 in General, tagged as
Ed Howker, co-author of Jilted Generation, writes in the Independent on Sunday on the crippling financial burdens facing today’s younger people. Read the piece here and if you’d like to read his book for free on your mobile phone, text JILTED to 60300 and follow the instructions on screen.
‘Greg Grandin’s study is strikingly well-written, and full of fascinating anecdotes that evoke the futility of Ford’s enterprise’
Posted on 2010/10/29 in General, tagged as
The paperback edition of Fordlandia is reviewed in the Independent. Read the full review here.
‘As long as there has been brain science there have been – in retrospect – misguided neurological explanations and justifications of sex inequality.’ Cordelia Fine interviewed in The Psychologist
Posted on 2010/10/28 in General, tagged as
The Psychologist this month has a fantastic, lengthy interview with Cordelia Fine about her Delusions of Gender. Here’s the first question and answer: ‘Q: For anyone who thought that the battle of the sexes was over, that any gender inequalities remaining are innate and pretty inevitable, your new book Delusions of Gender is pretty uncomfortable reading. Everything’s not fine.’ ‘A: As long as there has been brain science there have been – in retr… Read more »
Who is Philosophy’s Biggest Hitter – Wittgenstein, Nietzsche or Kant?
Posted on 2010/10/28 in General, tagged as
Tonight sees the return of the Introducing Balloon Debates at Foyles in central London, this time with John Heaton, Laurence Gane and Chris Kul-Want each representing one of three major-league philosophers. The world’s greatest thinkers are in a sinking balloon, and only the biggest powerhouse can be saved. Their fate is in your hands. Tonight our expert panelists put forth their cases for who is the true cerebral colossus, bestriding the world o… Read more »
Why God’s Philosophers did not deserve to be shortlisted for the Royal Society prize
Posted on 2010/10/28 in General, tagged as
Just so we can’t be accused of only mentioning favourable coverage of our books on this site, here’s a length piece on the New Humanist website by Charles Freeman arguing that James Hannam’s God’s Philosophers doesn’t deserve all of it’s accolades and that it presents a distorted, Catholic-biased account of the early development of science. It’s already causing a stir on the comments page on that site so if you’ve read the book, please get involv… Read more »
Read Jilted Generation for FREE on your phone!
Posted on 2010/10/27 in General, tagged as
Starting today, Ed Howker, Shiv Malik and Icon Books are giving away the entire text of Jilted Generation as a free mobile-phone ebook. To get your copy, simply text JILTED to 60300 and follow the instructions. The book is a passionate but carefully argued critique of what’s gone wrong for Britain’s younger people. As Ed and Shiv say: ‘The whole point of writing this book was to change things. We want as many people – young people especially – … Read more »
Introducing’s thought for the day widget
Posted on 2010/10/25 in General, tagged as
Often find yourself in need of a nugget of intellectual wisdom but are struggling to know where to look? Our Introducing series offers the answer with our handy Thought for the Day widget – see below and click on Get This Widget to grab the embed code and put it on your website, Google homepage etc. Books on Chaos, Ethics, Freud, Jung, Islam & more.. + Get This Widget
Royal Society Prize – the result
Posted on 2010/10/22 in General, tagged as
Congratulations to Nick Lane his publisher Profile Books for the victory of Life Ascending at the Royal Society Prize for Science Books 2010 last night. Here’s the Royal Society press release. Of course, that meant that Icon’s contender, God’s Philosophers, didn’t win this time round. But you can still buy it here!
Run the London Marathon between 2001-2010? If so you’re in Aubrey’s.
Posted on 2010/10/22 in General, tagged as
Icon’s sister company Aubrey Books has just published The Official Register of London Marathon Runners 2001-2010. Anyone who ran the Marathon between those dates has their name, and their finishing time, is his beautiful produced book. It’s available now, exclusively from the Aubrey’s website, for £30 – 50% off the RRP – click here to read more and order yours. It’s the perfect souvenir if you ran the race yourself or the perfect gift for someone… Read more »
