In Brains, scientist Leif Østergaard explores our most complicated and mysterious organ. From the dissection of Einstein’s brain to research on how to…

In Calm, sound and media researcher Iben Have explores how to cultivate a feeling of calm using digital technologies, sound, routines, and mindfulness…

In Sleep, psychologist Christine Parsons lays out the benefits of sleeping for our bodies, minds, and societies. The negative effects of chronic sleep…

This is the second and final volume presenting the results of the Northern Emporium research project and the high-definition excavations carried out w…

Hospitalized following a mental health crisis in 1929, Louis Marcussen (1894—1985) begins a spectacular journey. He fills his room at the psychiatric…

Corruption is a profoundly destructive force around the world, but why does its extent vary drastically among countries? In Corruption, Mette Frisk Je…

Creativity was once seen as the mark of mad geniuses, troubled souls, and avant-garde eccentrics. Today, however, we expect to find the trait thriving…

Unless democracy is critically defined, dictators can pose as democrats and the oppressed can see despotism as the answer to their prayers. Democracy,…

Old men – especially those who live alone – remain an understudied group in the gerontological literature, despite their significance to the demograph…