The Institute Letter Spring 2017

Includes a variety of articles by Faculty and Members exploring the history and ethos of the Institute, black holes and quantum gravity, the role of gender in French politics, emotions of Greek history in art, and the usefulness of useless knowledge.

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Social Science

Preventing Cervical Cancer

By Donald W Light

The Institute Letter Spring 2017

When two vaccines appeared on international markets in 2006–07 to protect adults from selected infections that can lead to cervical and related cancers, they were seen as tools of cancer prevention and soon taken up by many countries (Bruni et al...

In the Media

The Monk Who Saves Manuscripts

February 23, 2017

Rescuing the world’s most precious antiquities from destruction is a painstaking project—and a Benedictine monk may seem like an unlikely person to lead the charge. But Father Columba Stewart, Member in the School of Historical Studies, is...