Archive for the 'VSI' Category

At last, progress in developing an AIDS vaccine

HIV/AIDS expert Alan Whiteside on the recent HIV vaccine trails in Thailand.

Will the Internet Create a Universal Writing System?

Andrew Robinson, author of Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction on the internet and language.

Meet the Author: Hermione Lee

Professor Hermione Lee talks about her new book Biography: A Very Short Introduction.

Darwin’s Religious Odyssey

An excerpt from Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, which was recently awarded The Dingle Prize.

Widening and some deepening: How Britain joined the EU

An excerpt from The European Union: A Very Short Introduction.

Meet the Author: Nigel Warburton

Nigel Warburton talks about his book Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction.

The VSIs at the Oxford Literary Festival 2009

Some photographs from the Oxford Literary Festival.

Do nuclear weapons make the world a safer place?

Joseph Siracusa on whether nuclear weapons make us safer or not.

Why Are More Women Active in the
Christian Church Than Men?

Linda Goodhead on women and the Christian Church.

Free Speech: Liberty not Licence

An excerpt from Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction by Nigel Warburton.

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