 | This book by Nicholas T. Carnevale and Michael Hines is a reference on a system for modeling neurons and neural networks. |
The following is a list of books recently or soon-to-be published by members of the Yale community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers.
The first public exhibition of art in Great Britain in 1760 transformed the character of artistic life in the region, but in a show just one year later, exhibitors were divided because of a dispute by rival groups -- among them the Society of Artists of Great Britain. This book is the first to examine closely the society from its origins to its demise in 1791. Matthew Hargraves looks at the politics and personalities behind the earliest public exhibitions of British art and uncovers the impact of the Society of Artists on the history of British art. He describes how infighting in the society led to the foundation of the Royal Society, and explores the subsequent rivalry between it and the Society of Artists, which served as a haven for some of the leading artists of the time.
In this series of reflections on the mystery of Jesus and the questions that surround him, Wayne Meeks redirects the course of the Jesus debates, insisting that we cease focusing on who the historical Jesus is and ask instead, "Who is Christ?" Meeks contends that Jesus is not a permanent artifact whose precise nature can be traced back through history but, rather, a figure whose identity continues to emerge as contemporary persons engage him in their daily lives.
This book explores the perspectives of the three religions on Sarah and Hagar, the wives of Abraham -- to whom, in different ways, Judaism, Christianity and Islam all trace their beginnings. Moving from ancient and medieval sources to contemporary appropriations of the Sarah and Hagar story, the authors provide an overview of the three religions and explore how the story was developed after its canonization, in rabbinic interpretations, in the stories of Islam, and in the teachings of the early church fathers. The book also presents contemporary womanist and feminist perspectives.
This book is considered the authoritative reference on NEURON, the simulation environment for modeling biological neurons and neural networks that is widely used in the experimental and computational neuroscience communities. Nicholas Carnevale and Michael Hines show how to use NEURON to construct and apply empirically based models. Written primarily for neuroscience investigators, teachers and students, the authors assume no previous knowledge on the part of readers of computer programming or numerical methods. "The NEURON Book" covers material that ranges from the inner workings of this program to practical considerations involved in specifying the anatomical and biophysical properties that are to be represented in models. The authors use a problem-solving approach, offering many working examples that readers can try for themselves.
In "Enduring Innocence," Keller Easterling tells the stories of outlaw "spatial products" -- resorts, information technology campuses, retail chains, golf courses, ports and other hybrid spaces that exist outside normal constituencies and jurisdictions -- in difficult political situations around the world. These spaces, familiar commercial formulas of retail, business and trade, aspire to be worlds unto themselves, innocent of politics. Easterling shows, however, that in reality these enclaves can become political pawns and objects of contention. Jurisdictionally ambiguous, they are imbued with myths, desires and symbolic capital, and their "masquerades," Easterling argues, often mix with political platforms. Through her examples (among them cruise ship tourism in North Korea; high-tech agricultural formations in Spain; automated global ports; South Asian information technology enclaves), Easterling shows how these hybrid spaces segregate and cause cultural collisions.
John Gordon and Joyce Berry explain a new approach to leadership built upon the experiences of environmental and natural resource organizations as they contend with complex, long-term problems. The lessons learned, say the authors, can be applied to all modern organizations, for-profit and non-profit, that are dealing with the complicated conditions of the 21st century. Gordon and Berry contend that leadership is a learned skill that can be acquired by anyone willing to make the effort. Through case studies of a variety of organizations, they emphasize that all members of productive groups must be ready to take the lead when their specific skills are most relevant to the problem at hand. They analyze how organizations and individuals can adopt this new leadership mode, and they discuss the results of a recent survey of leadership ideas and attitudes among active environmental leaders, focusing on "essential" leadership -- the kind that engages each member of an organization on an everyday basis.
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Yale Books in Brief
Candidates for Fame: The Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791
Matthew Hargraves, research associate at the Yale Center for British Art
(Yale University Press)
Christ Is the Question
Wayne A. Meeks, the Woolsey Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies
(Westminster John Knox & Geneva Press)
Hagar, Sarah, and Their Children: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives
Edited by Letty M. Russell, professor emerita of theology, and Phyllis Trible
(Westminster John Knox & Geneva Press)
The NEURON Book
Nicholas T. Carnevale, senior research scientist in psychology, and Michael Hines, research scientist in computer science
(Cambridge University Press)
Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture and Its Political Masquerades
Keller Easterling, assistant professor of architecture
(The MIT Press)
Environmental Leadership Equals Essential Leadership
John C. Gordon, the Pinchot Professor of Forestry and Environmental Studies Emeritus, and Joyce K. Berry
(Yale University Press)
W E E K ' SS T O R I E S
Noted critic and artist Robert Storr named next dean of School of Art
Two faculty receive prestigious prizes
Joseph Roach wins Mellon Award for studies on world performance
Joseph Schlessinger gets David Prize for work on cancer treatmentBrothers' gift to renovate site of their former athletic glory
Yale licenses ovarian cancer test technology to LabCorp
Gallery acquires rare painting by Yale-educated artist
Yale donates important set of books to the British Parliament
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS
Richard Casten is named D. Allan Bromley Professor
Peter Swenson is new Charlotte Marion Saden ProfessorWilliam Clyde DeVane Medals are awarded to two scientists
Ignorance of world news could imperil the nation, says journalist
Event explored 'Youth and the Future of U.S.-Islamic Relations'
Doll exhibition marks Japanese celebration of 'Girls Day'
Museum hosting talk on Connecticut day trips, annual 'Fiesta Latina'
Chinese Christian art is featured in Institute of Sacred Music exhibit
Study suggests people may learn best on an empty stomach
VaxInnate officials to speak in next event of seminar serie
Volunteers sought for Ob/Gyn's Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study
Competition aims to educate campuses nationwide about recycling
Yale Books in Brief
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