News

Here, we publish articles about the Centre and its activities, as well as interviews with our scholars about their time at CAS and the progress and results of their research.

Making “demise” a topic in religious studies

The topic of demise has increasingly been captured by the natural sciences, Michael Stausberg says, referring to the collapse of insects and species: ‘We seem to forget that something similar is happening in the realm of culture’.

‘No community can survive without synchronisation’

CAS fellows argue that the world needs synchronisation more than ever in order to save the planet. What is it, and how does it work?

Alumni Spotlight: Inger Nordal about species and Arctic collaboration

The UN's alarming report about how one million animal and plant species face extinction because of the way humans live forms the backdrop of this month's Alumni Spotlight.

Alumni Spotlight: Øystein Kravdal about the associations between family situation and health

This month's CAS Alumni lead the project Changing Family Patterns in Norway and other Industrialized Countries: Determinants, Consequences and Projected Trends, together with Nico Willem Keilman back in 2006/07.

‘Our modern society depends on correct mathematics’

Marc Bezem and Bjørn Ian Dundas use computers to verify mathematical proofs. ‘We believe our research can change the methodology of mathematics’, Bezem says, as their year at CAS comes to an end.