DescriptionAuthor Naomi Wood was one of the Eccles Centre for American Studies Writers in Residence. She used our American collections to research her book, Mrs Hemingway, about the relationship between Ernest Hemingway and his four wives.

Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only to find that it looks remarkably realistic if you stand in exactly the right spot? These sidewalk illusions employ a technique called anamorphosis - a special case...

Economic indicators are basically pieces of a puzzle for economists. A single economic indicator doesn't tell you everything in and of itself but a series of economic indicators helps you paint an accurate picture of reality. Economic...

In central Arizona there exists an experimental town called Arcosanti. It’s built on the principles of arcology, which combines architecture and ecology to envision a city that works in tandem with the Earth’s resources. In this short...

Historian Zareer Masani considers what can be learnt about British colonial life in India from Zoffany’s ‘conversation piece’. Travelling artists included established painters like Johan Zoffany, who visited India, or William Hodges and...

Welcome to our new video series titled "New Economic Thinking." The series will feature dozens of conversations with leading economists on the most important issues facing economics and the global economy today.



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