Science & Technology

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

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
Climate, Commonwealth, and the Green New Deal: A Conversation with Alyssa Battistoni and Jedediah Britton-Purdy
How the Green New Deal can reshape the politics of climate catastrophe.
Wen StephensonMar 25, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
When Einstein Was Just Another Physicist
Audra Wolfe shows how the banality of Einstein’s time in Prague is precisely the point of Michael Gordin’s new book, “Einstein in Bohemia.”
Audra J. WolfeMar 23, 2020
The Feral and the Sublime: On Animals and Trees in Turkey
Birger Vanwesenbeeck takes stock of “Animals and the Environment in Turkish Culture,” a recent book by Kim Fortuny.
Birger VanwesenbeeckMar 21, 2020
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Orit Gat on 2006 and the Rise of YouTube
Orit Gat considers YouTube and how 2006 marked the peak, decline, and end of a certain kind of digital optimism.
Orit GatMar 17, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
The Rise of AI-Capitalism: An Interview with Nick Dyer-Witheford
Brian Justie interviews Nick Dyer-Witheford about his recently co-authored book, “Inhuman Power: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism.”
Brian JustieMar 11, 2020
Oliver Morton: Science Journalism and Humanity’s Fascination with the Moon
Eliot Peper talks to Oliver Morton about his new book, "The Moon: A History for the Future."
Eliot PeperMar 6, 2020
Mescaline’s Bio, Soberly Considered
Philip Alcabes considers Mike Jay’s biography of the psychedelic drug mescaline.
Philip AlcabesFeb 26, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
The Stories Silicon Valley Tells Itself in Order to Live: A Conversation with Anna Wiener
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir about working in Silicon Valley.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinFeb 11, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology