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Andy Martin

Lecturer, Department of French, University of Cambridge

French philosophers. He teaches papers from 1789 onwards.

His latest book is Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me, in which he shadows the author Lee Child like a literary private eye in a yearlong investigation of what it takes to make fiction’s hottest hero hit the page running. https://www.amazon.com/Reacher-Said-Nothing-Child-Making/dp/1101965452

The author of Waiting for Bardot (Faber), Napoleon the Novelist (Polity), and The Knowledge of Ignorance (CUP), he was a 2009-10 Fellow of the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers, New York. His also wrote The Boxer and the Goalkeeper: Sartre vs Camus (Simon and Schuster). Extracts or adjacent articles can be found here:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-extract-the-boxer-and-the-goalkeeper-sartre-vs-camus-7785718.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9316768/Sartre-Camus-and-a-woman-called-Wanda.html
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/14/sartre-and-camus-in-new-york/

He is undertaking a Norman Mailer fellowship and recently wrote a meditation on the vexed problem of book titles http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/is-this-title-ok/

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Brexistentialism: Britain, the drop out nation in crisis, meets Jean-Paul Sartre

Jul 08, 2016 23:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The greatest philosophical one-liner of the 20th century or anti-EU theme tune? Hell is other people began life as a snappy soundbite in Jean-Paul Sartres Huis Clos, a short, harsh, brilliant meditation of a play, written...

Economy

BOJ to Hold Rates Steady Amid Tariff Uncertainty, May Cut Growth Outlook

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to keep its short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5% on Thursday, while cutting its economic growth forecasts due to rising uncertainty from U.S. tariffs under President Donald Trump....

Japan’s Factory Activity Contracts for 10th Month as Export Demand Weakens

Japans manufacturing sector shrank for the 10th consecutive month in April, as global demand softened and concerns over U.S. trade tariffs intensified. The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index...

Oil Prices Rebound Slightly After Sharp Drop on Saudi Supply Signals

Oil prices edged higher on Thursday following a steep decline the previous day, as investors weighed signals of potential increased output from Saudi Arabia and a weaker U.S. economic outlook. Brent crude futures rose by...

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Trade War Easing Hopes and Yen Waits on BOJ Decision

The U.S. dollar held steady on Thursday, shrugging off weak domestic data as markets turned hopeful over signs of easing global trade tensions. Despite suffering its steepest monthly decline in over two years through...

US Stock Futures Surge as Microsoft and Meta Earnings Beat Forecasts

U.S. stock futures rose sharply Wednesday night, driven by strong earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms. This positive momentum came after a choppy regular session where Wall Street posted modest...

Politics

Trump Deflects Blame as US GDP Shrinks, Cites Tariffs and Future Rebound

President Donald Trump responded to a surprise first-quarter economic contraction by blaming past policies and emphasizing a potential rebound. Despite a drop in GDPthe first in three yearsTrump described the dip as...

Trump Hints at Trade Deals with India, South Korea, and Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that potential trade agreements with India, South Korea, and Japan are in the works, as he looks to transform his tariff strategy into formal trade pacts. Speaking during a...

U.S. Approves $425M Patriot Missile System Sale to Kuwait

The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential $425 million sale of Patriot missile system equipment and support services to Kuwait, a move aimed at bolstering defense ties between the two nations. The announcement was...

US-Ukraine Investment Deal Boosts Reconstruction, Sends Warning to Russia

The United States and Ukraine have signed a new economic partnership to accelerate Ukraines reconstruction and secure U.S. access to the countrys natural resources. The agreement, reached on April 30, establishes the...

No U.S.-China Trade Talks Yet, Says Trade Representative Greer

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer confirmed there are no official trade talks currently underway with China, despite President Donald Trumps earlier claims of ongoing negotiations. Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday,...

Science

Kennedy Sets September Deadline to Uncover Autism Causes Amid Controversy

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a bold plan to identify the cause of autism by September 2025. Speaking at a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, Kennedy declared a global...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

Museums have tons of data, and AI could make it more accessible − but standardizing and organizing it across fields won’t be easy

Ice cores in freezers, dinosaurs on display, fish in jars, birds in boxes, human remains and ancient artifacts from long gone civilizations that few people ever see museum collections are filled with all this and more....

Technology

Xiaomi Unveils MiMo AI Model, Shares Surge 5% on Breakthrough Launch

Xiaomi Corp (HK:1810) launched its first open-source large language model, MiMo, on Wednesday, marking its official entry into the competitive artificial intelligence space. The debut sent Xiaomis Hong Kong-listed shares...

Alibaba Launches Qwen 3 AI Model Amid Intensifying China Tech Competition

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) unveiled Qwen 3 on Tuesday, a next-generation AI model featuring hybrid reasoning capabilities aimed at boosting performance and adaptability. The move underscores Alibabas...

Amazon Enters Satellite Internet Race with First Kuiper Deployment

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has officially entered the satellite broadband market with the successful launch of 27 operational satellites for Project Kuiper, its high-speed internet initiative aimed at rivaling SpaceXs Starlink....

Chinese AI App DeepSeek Resumes Downloads in South Korea After Privacy Update

Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek has resumed availability in South Koreas app stores after a two-month suspension due to data protection concerns. Downloads were halted in February when South Koreas Personal...

Nvidia Shares Dip as Huawei Tests Rival AI Chip

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) slipped in after-hours trading on Sunday, following reports that Chinas Huawei is testing a powerful artificial intelligence chip aimed at challenging Nvidias dominance. NVDA shares fell...