Il bosone di Higgs, star delle particelle fondamentali, ha catapultato il CERN sotto i riflettori mondiali. Ma che cos'è, perché è importante il CERN? Alla fine degli anni Quaranta una manciata di visionari stava lavorando per guidare l'Europa verso un futuro di pace attraverso la scienza, e il CERN, il laboratorio europeo di fisica delle particelle, nacque a questo scopo. James Gillies racconta la storia avvincente della fisica delle particelle dalla Grecia antica fino al CERN stesso e alla vicenda del bosone di Higgs, una delle più ambiziose imprese scientifiche del nostro tempo.

Distinguished governance experts offer cures for what ails our boards of directors

In light of corporate malfeasance in recent years, the governance of corporations has been receiving great attention from regulators, researchers, shareholders, and directors themselves. Based on Richard Leblanc's in-depth five-year study of 39 boards of directors of both for- and not-for-profit organizations, Building a Better Board goes behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of boards of directors, including how they make decisions.

Recently chosen as one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40"(TM), Dr Richard Leblanc is an award-winning teacher and researcher, certified management consultant, professional speaker, professor, lawyer and specialist on boards of directors. He can be reached at rleblanc@yorku.ca. James Gillies, PhD (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is Professor Emeritus at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he serves as Chair of the Canada-Russia Corporate Governance Program.