Life Is Simple, by Johnjoe McFadden Geoffrey Cantor has mixed feelings about a bold attempt to put a 14th-century friar at the heart of our understanding of science By Geoffrey Cantor 18 November
The Evolution of Knowledge: Rethinking Science for the Anthropocene, by Jürgen Renn Geoffrey Cantor praises a bold historical overview that offers useful pointers to how we can face up to the technological challenges of today By Geoffrey Cantor 26 March
On Trial for Reason: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Galileo Affair, by Maurice Finocchiaro Geoffrey Cantor on a pioneering natural philosopher whose conflicts with doctrine became the stuff of myth By Geoffrey Cantor 26 September
The Spirit of Inquiry: How One Extraordinary Society Shaped Modern Science, by Susannah Gibson The Cambridge Philosophical Society’s influence on the development of scientific ideas and research cannot be overestimated, writes Geoffrey Cantor By Geoffrey Cantor 21 February
Are students emotionally prepared to embark on their PhDs? Universities and established researchers have a responsibility to support the well-being of their PhD students, argues Geoffrey Cantor By Geoffrey Cantor 26 August
The Scientific Journal: Authorship and the Politics of Knowledge in the Nineteenth Century, by Alex Csiszar Many issues that vex scholarly publishing today were there at the start, says Geoffrey Cantor By Geoffrey Cantor 3 May
About Method: Experimenters, Snake Venom, and the History of Writing Scientifically, by Jutta Schickore A study of snakebite gives a good overview of the development of the written scientific method, says Geoffrey Cantor By Geoffrey Cantor 17 August
Students’ debilitating fear of failure must be addressed On University Mental Health Day, Geoffrey Cantor calls on institutions to significantly expand their mental health provision By Geoffrey Cantor 2 March
Supervisors can do a lot more to support PhD students Many doctoral candidates feel poorly looked after. More awareness and empathy from academics can help fight that, says Geoffrey Cantor By Geoffrey Cantor 25 August
