/channels/taxonomy/term/12966/all en /channels/news/cundill-prize-history-mcgill-2012-long-list-218497 <div><span>The 2012 Cundill Prize in History at 黑料不打烊 jury has announced its long list of contending books, selecting six from among 143 works submitted this year by publishers from all over the globe. The competition, now in its fifth year, features a $75,000 U.S. grand prize, representing the world鈥檚 most lucrative international award for a nonfiction book.</span></div> <p> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:19:16 +0000 webfull 89462 at /channels /channels/news/livestream-lecture-dr-steven-pinker-239558 <p>Dr. Steven Pinker will be speaking on his new book <em>The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person鈥檚 Guide to Writing in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century.</em></p> <p>Unable to make Steven Pinker's talk on Friday, October 17th? Dr. Pinker's talk will also be livestreamed starting at 4:00 p.m. sharp.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://bcooltv.mcgill.ca/Viewer/?EventID=201410155035" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here for the livestream.</a></strong></p> <p><strong>Date:</strong>聽 Friday, October 17, 2014<br /><strong>Time:</strong>聽 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.</p> Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:53:05 +0000 webfull 105929 at /channels /channels/news/good-writing-21st-century-needs-clarity-steven-pinker-tells-cbc-254881 <p>Steven Pinker was recently interviewed by <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-july-15-2015-1.3152432/good-writing-in-the-21st-century-needs-clarity-says-steven-pinker-1.3152442">CBC Radio's Anna Maria Tremonti</a>, host of the CBC Radio show <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-july-15-2015-1.3152432/good-writing-in-the-21st-century-needs-clarity-says-steven-pinker-1.3152442"><em>The Current.</em> </a><br /><br /></p> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 19:52:01 +0000 webfull 112042 at /channels