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The Mother Hen Who Scratches Your Soul: An Appreciation of Paul Farmer
A tribute for a man who wanted to treat health as a human right.
Science & Technology
"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein
Oncology’s Darwinian Dilemma
A young doctor ponders oncology’s latest dilemma: uncertainty rooted in variation.
Digital Oligarchy
Robert Gorwa reads Jillian York’s “Silicon Values” on digital content moderation in the context of the Ukrainian War.
Surveillance Gone Viral
Evan Selinger lauds David Lyon’s “Pandemic Surveillance” while quibbling with its lack of grounded analysis.
Rescuing Utopianism in a Climate-Changed World
Mathias Thaler argues that utopian thinking has a role to play in addressing the climate crises.
Womb with a View: On the Science of Maternal Effects
Meredith Reiches lauds Sarah Richardson’s “The Maternal Imprint.”
Arguing About the Origins of Science
Michael Bycroft addresses the latest scholarly rows about where science originated.
Sietchposting: A Short Guide to Recent Work on “Dune”
The “dunescourse” — or “sietchposting,” as it is affectionately called — is vast.
Eugenics
How the history of eugenics informs "Dune."
Prophecy
The power of Dune, of its Fremen, is rooted in the prophecy.
Ethnography
"Dune" itself is a work of ethnography — a gateway into a new world.
Computers
In the "Dune" universe, despite their ostensible absence, the computers and artificial intelligences of Herbert’s time are palpably present.
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