Science & Technology

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

Fair Play on the Marcellus Shale
Reviewing “Up to Heaven and Down to Hell,” Jonah Walters describes the tragedy of the commons from the inside, as a member of the community in question.
Jonah WaltersSep 11, 2021
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The Bigoted Roots of Epidemiology
In reviewing “Maladies of Empire,” John Galbraith Simmons shows how an understanding of colonial medicine and slavery needs to better inform our present.
John Galbraith SimmonsSep 9, 2021
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AI Critique 2.0
Leif Weatherby surveys the new frontier of AI critique.
Leif WeatherbySep 1, 2021
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The Dream Economy
All the talk of colonizing Mars is a dangerous pipe dream that deflects from the less glamorous task of trying to keep Earth habitable.
Nicholas Agar, Stuart WhatleyAug 24, 2021
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Dissecting “Noise”
Vasant Dhar considers “Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment,” the new book by Daniel Kahneman, Cass R. Sunstein, and Olivier Sibony.
Vasant DharAug 9, 2021
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The Many Faces of Global Trauma
A newly minted doctor specializing in mental health finds Western concepts of trauma don’t have as much meaning when imported abroad.
Khameer KidiaJul 10, 2021
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Of Viruses and Licenses: Lessons from COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Debates
Mario Biagioli takes on the heated debates currently being enacted in op-eds around the compulsory licensing of COVID-19.
Mario BiagioliJul 9, 2021
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Grieving Earth
Olivia Schwob finds Nathaniel Rich’s latest collection, “Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade,” a little “too easy.”
Olivia SchwobJun 30, 2021
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Gods of Small Things
Victoria Lee reviews "Soju: A Global History" and "The Probiotic Planet: Using Life to Manage Life."
Victoria LeeJun 27, 2021
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A Doctor’s Dissent
A doctor attacks those maverick doctors who lambaste the medical profession while channeling its hubris.
Nitin K. AhujaJun 20, 2021
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The Inflection Pointillists
Conjuring the image of an “inflection point” is a favored device among those who want us to believe that we are in the midst of a world-historic transformation.
Nicholas Agar, Stuart WhatleyJun 18, 2021
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Horrible Sanity: An Edgar Allan Poe for Our Time
Henry Cowles finds much to appreciate in John Tresch’s new biography of Edgar Allan Poe.
Henry M. CowlesJun 15, 2021
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