Video In Dialogue with Caitlin Zaloom and Jennifer Morton: Mobility costs and compromises March 30, 2020 Caitlin Zaloom and Jennifer Morton discuss the financial pressures of paying for college and the impact on the lives and well-being of middle-class families. Read More
Interview By Design | The World According to Physics March 24, 2020 Every branch of knowledge seeks to provide an account of—something: the past, the present, the mind, culture, institutions, social and physical phenomena. Read More
Video An interview with Jim Al‑Khalili on The World According to Physics March 20, 2020 Making even the most enigmatic scientific ideas accessible and captivating, quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al‑Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at why physics matters to everyone. Read More
Video Christie Henry on the Press’s modern mission March 19, 2020 Christie Henry, the first woman to direct Princeton University Press, was recently on PCTV to discuss the Press’s new initiatives, long-term mission and vision, and how academic presses collaborate and compete in the publishing world. Read More
Video Jessa Lingel on An Internet for the People January 28, 2020 Begun by Craig Newmark as an e-mail to some friends about cool events happening around San Francisco, craigslist is now the leading classifieds service on the planet. It is also a throwback to the early internet. Read More
Video Phillipa Chong on Inside the Critics’ Circle January 14, 2020 Taking readers behind the scenes in the world of fiction reviewing, Inside the Critics’ Circle explores the ways that critics evaluate books despite the inherent subjectivity involved, and the uncertainties of reviewing when seemingly anyone can be a reviewer. Read More
Video Lawrence Millman on Fungipedia October 29, 2019 Fungipedia presents a delightful A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. Watch as Lawrence Millman introduces you to the world of mushrooms right outside your door. Read More
Video Artificial You: The book trailer October 25, 2019 Humans may not be Earth’s most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. Read More
Video Kate Bowler on The Preacher’s Wife October 19, 2019 Since the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism—the celebrity preacher’s wife. Read More
Video Robert Shiller on the power of viral stories and economic change October 17, 2019 In a world in which internet troll farms attempt to influence foreign elections, can we afford to ignore the power of viral stories to affect economies? Read More
