Science & Technology

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

Technology and Politics Are Inseparable: An Interview with Cory Doctorow
In this conversation about his new novel, “Attack Surface,” Cory Doctorow imagines a path toward mending the broken systems that shape our lives.
Eliot PeperJan 30, 2021
A Premature Eulogy for Privacy
Evan Selinger vehemently argues against the tenets of Firmin DeBrabander’s “Life After Privacy: Reclaiming Democracy in a Surveillance Society.”
Evan SelingerJan 22, 2021
Beyond Bias: The Case for an Abolitionist Psychology
Implicit bias training does not curb racism in police departments. And yet the fantasy persists that this is the way to address antiblack police violence.
Benjamin Stillerman, Lee JasperseJan 18, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Digital Immortality
Is online memory preservation a form of healthy grieving or digital necrophilia?
Houman BarekatJan 11, 2021
- Science & Technology
Sabotage Can Be Done Softly: On Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”
Scott W. Stern reviews "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," the new book from Andreas Malm.
Scott W. SternJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
No Safe Options: A Conversation with Andreas Malm
Should climate activism embrace strategic violence such as the destruction of corporate property?
Wen StephensonJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
A Storied Path: On Mark Plotkin’s “The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know”
Gary Paul Nabhan delights in the stories gathered in conservationist Mark J. Plotkin’s new book.
Gary Paul NabhanJan 3, 2021
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
The Life Ironic: The Pricks of Science and Art
A Wes Anderson devotee reminds the author of his young self and the sorts of sensibilities (science- and art-related) for which others have to pay.
Joshua RoebkeJan 2, 2021
Unmaking California’s Central Valley
Water piped in from elsewhere has performed a peculiar kind of magic in California’s Central Valley, writes Sayd Randle. That magic is now dimming.
Sayd RandleDec 31, 2020
Treating Epidemics in a Nazi Ghetto
In Theresienstadt, a Nazi ghetto, efficiently managing epidemics was how the Jewish inmates maintained some semblance of a livable society.
Anna Hájková, Michael BeckermanDec 29, 2020
Politicizing Medicine While Fighting Pathogens
Cold War selfishness made the world more dangerous in a surprising place: the hospital bed.
Nicholas Greyson WardDec 12, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Toward a Saner Psychedelia
Ido Hartogsohn’s new book explores the impact of LSD on postwar American society and culture.
Matthew BondDec 12, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology