Jay Matthews

" Historical geography depicts the river as a conduit for human interaction, a linear attractant for hunters and gatherers, for camping and for cooking hazelnuts, for erecting staked roundhouses and processional ways, for building civilisations and launching an Industrial Revolution."

B. Dare to blaze an unconventional trail: Six years passed. I was fortunate to have worked with very capable teams and truly exceptional managers. I had built a reliable ecosystem of mentors, well-wishers and friends; however, as my bank account swelled, my heart felt empty and to overcome that feeling of emptiness, I asked myself, “Who am I?” As I... See more

On beauty in science: “He’s a very intuitive person,” says Niemi. “He sees the equations, but he sees beyond the equation. He thinks immediately, does this make sense in a wider context? … He smells the equation, if it smells good or not. Or if it has the beauty.”

Age of Geography: The field of geography and its changes over time, starting with map construction to the humanitarian work geographers participate in today. This chapter discusses Universal Basic Income, Sustainable Development Goals, and climate change contingencies that may be viable options, such as rewilding.

Water World: From glaciers to rivers to our relationship with water across cultures and history. This chapter covers water cycles and our influence on the future of water.

Adam Grant and Samir Nurmohamed Grant shows how Brad bird united his team by rallying against a common enemy. The enemy in this case was the outside expectation that they would fail. Samir Nurmohamed expands on this with Adam: In a study with job seekers who had faced discrimination in their careers, Samir randomly assigned some of them to tell a... See more