Science & Technology

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

Screwing Up Is What We Do
Dave Mandl examines Tom Phillips’s book “Humans,” which details the many ways we’ve screwed up.
Dave MandlJul 22, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Bending Toward the Storm: On Andy Horowitz’s “Katrina: A History, 1915–2015”
Scott Stern reviews a new book that unpacks New Orleans’s history of mishandling storm readiness.
Scott W. SternJul 10, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Connected
In its dark way, the pandemic affirms Darwin’s point about the elemental connectivity of life, for good and ill.
Karl KusserowJul 8, 2020
- Religion
- Science & Technology
A Technology of Manifest Destiny: Sam Colt’s Revolver
Historian of technology Lee Vinsel reviews Jim Rasenberger’s new book, “Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America.”
Lee VinselJun 22, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
On Technodiversity: A Conversation with Yuk Hui
A major philosopher of science on different paths to modernity, the openness of the future, and the fallacies of transhumanism.
Anders DunkerJun 9, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Energy Policy: Will Special Interest Groups Short-Circuit Our Future?
Daniel Wuebben argues that Leah Stokes’s “Short Circuiting Policy” establishes her as a voice to heed on energy policy and the transition to renewables.
Daniel WuebbenJun 4, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
The Online Pivot: California’s Cultural Institutions Adjust to the New Reality
Sophia Stewart samples the online offerings of California’s cultural institutions, which are working hard to keep art alive during the pandemic.
Sophia StewartJun 1, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
A Stimulus Plan for the Planet
Can the planet withstand another carbon bomb disguised as an infrastructure package? Billy Fleming reviews "A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal."
Billy FlemingMay 18, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Pandemic Narratives and the Historian
Alex Langstaff interviews an international group of leading historians of public health, epidemics, and disaster science.
Alex LangstaffMay 18, 2020
“A Dreadful Plague in London Was”
What Daniel Defoe’s “A Journal of the Plague Year” can teach us about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leo BraudyApr 27, 2020
Symphonies Silenced, Sonatas Streamed: The State of Classical Music During COVID-19
Melissa Chan considers the state of classical music in the age of coronavirus.
Melissa ChanApr 27, 2020
COVID and Community
From the early days of the pandemic, Steven Shapin on the ways COVID-19 requires us to care for each other and our communities.
Steven ShapinMar 30, 2020