Science & Technology

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

The Uterus and the Will to Power
Anthropologist Meredith Reiches describes how having a uterus changes what’s possible, physically and legally — and how, once again, what’s possible is being curtailed.
Meredith ReichesSep 22, 2022
Imperfect Wisdom: On Rachel Aviv’s “Strangers To Ourselves”
Callie Hitchcock gets to know “Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us,” a new analysis of mental illness by Rachel Aviv.
Callie HitchcockSep 22, 2022
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Flesh and Affect: On Alexander R. Galloway’s “Uncomputable”
Arjun Appadurai scans Alexander R. Galloway’s “Uncomputable: Play and Politics in the Long Digital Age.”
Arjun AppaduraiSep 18, 2022
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?
Allen Mendenhall reviews “Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy” by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone.
Allen MendenhallSep 1, 2022
God’s Ongoing Story: On John Haught’s “God After Einstein”
Paul Allen evaluates John F. Haught’s “God After Einstein.”
Paul AllenAug 28, 2022
Making a Life’s Work of Death: On Hayley Campbell’s “All the Living and the Dead”
Jeannine Burgdorf reviews Hayley Campbell’s new book “All the Living and the Dead.”
Jeannine BurgdorfAug 27, 2022
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
101 Black Women Poets in Mainly White and Mainly Black Rooms
Marit J. MacArthur and her colleagues dive deep into the particularities of spoken word performance and its reception.
Howard Rambsy II, Lee M. Miller, Marit J. MacArthur, Qin Ding, Xiaoliu WuAug 27, 2022
- Poetry
- Science & Technology
The Making of a Prophet
Pradeep Niroula lauds Alec Nevala-Lee’s new biography, "Inventor of the Future," which soberly fact-checks Buckminster Fuller’s legend.
Pradeep NiroulaAug 2, 2022
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
“The Wondrous Legacy of the Ciliary Hair”: On David George Haskell’s “Sounds Wild and Broken”
Jayson Greene reviews David George Haskell’s new book, “Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction.”
Jayson GreeneJul 27, 2022
- Science & Technology
Dusting Off Our Mirror-Shades: On Matthew Ball’s “The Metaverse”
Paul Dicken reviews Matthew Ball's new book, "The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything."
Paul DickenJul 19, 2022
- Science & Technology
Metaverse Myopia
Evan Selinger has reservations about the metaverse.
Evan SelingerJul 19, 2022
- Science & Technology
Science, Viruses, and Stories: A Conversation with Joseph Osmundson
Joshua Roebke talks with Joseph Osmundson about his new book, "Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between."
Joshua RoebkeJul 14, 2022
- Science & Technology