Science & Technology

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

Behind the Numbers: Aggregated Risks in the Age of COVID
While we know more than ever about how health and disease work, experts’ inability to speak in specific terms makes it easy for them to be ignored.
Christopher J. PhillipsMay 12, 2021
- Science & Technology
Seeing Time: Einstein’s Theory of Relativity for Beginners
A charming review of a charmingly quirky art-science book about simultaneity (how to see it) and Einstein’s theory of special relativity.
Paul DickenApr 29, 2021
- Science & Technology
Anti-Anti-Anti-Science
A gentle critique of Andrew Jewett’s “Science under Fire,” and a nuanced exploration of science-hesitancy.
Michael D. GordinApr 20, 2021
- Science & Technology
Alternative Internets and Their Lost Histories
Lori Emerson excavates the history of alternative internets like AfroNet — and concludes our current monolithic internet is the offspring of colonialist mindsets.
Lori EmersonApr 12, 2021
- Science & Technology
Chasing White Supremacy into Tech’s Lairs
Tamara Kneese reviews "Your Computer Is on Fire," a new collection that details the tech industry's glaring racism and sexism.
Tamara KneeseApr 4, 2021
- Science & Technology
Silicon Valley’s Hidden Voices
W. Patrick McCray lauds two new books for showing how Silicon Valley’s success and image are based on obscuring certain people.
W. Patrick McCrayMar 25, 2021
- Science & Technology
The Gospel According to Frank: A Nobel Laureate’s Naïveté
Geniuses don’t always deliver — whether in person or on the page.
Joshua RoebkeMar 11, 2021
- Science & Technology
Data Mining for Humanists
Big Data is watching you, and Lev Manovich thinks that’s just fine.
Dave MandlMar 8, 2021
- Science & Technology
Activating the Glitch: A Conversation with Legacy Russell
Sara Black McCulloch talks with Legacy Russell about “Glitch Feminism” and new ways of thinking resistance in the virtual world.
Sara Black McCullochMar 5, 2021
- Science & Technology
On Digital Queerness: A Conversation with Chris Stedman
Matt Wille interviews Chris Stedman on the intersections between queerness, the internet, and the search for a real self.
Matt WilleFeb 28, 2021
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
The Machine Stops: Science and Its Limits
Henry M. Cowles evaluates "The Knowledge Machine," the new book by Michael Strevens.
Henry M. CowlesFeb 22, 2021
- History
- Science & Technology
Why “Trusting the Science” Is Complicated
Reviewing “On the Fringe,” Suman Seth uses 18th-century theories of putrefaction to show how flimsy the line between science and pseudoscience can be.
Suman SethFeb 12, 2021
- History
- Science & Technology