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There is a fine interview over at National Review Online with legal philosopher, Francis Beckwith, on the issue of abortion.   For my money, Professor Beckwith is one of the sharpest minds out there working on the interface of law and ethics, especially...

Why the jury's still out on the risk of Arctic methane catastrophe Can scientists overcome huge uncertainties to pin down how close, or far, we might be to a tipping point? Arctic iceberg. Photograph: Delphine Star/Getty Images by Nafeez Ahmed, "Earth...

Can scientists overcome huge uncertainties to pin down how close, or far, we might be to a tipping point? About a week ago, climate scientist Michael Tobis wrote a critique of my 'Seven facts about the Arctic methane time bomb' following a twitter exchange...

For most students, going away to college means saying goodbye to parents, but for some Grinnellians, the transition to independence happens a little closer to home. Caitlin Beckwith-Ferguson ’14 and Alethea Cook ‘16 are among the students...

When: Thursday, October 16, 2014 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Where: Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC) 63 High St., New Haven, CT 06511 Tags: department_lecture_series, talk Speaker/Performer: Sarah Beckwith, professor of English, Duke University More information about...