Science & Technology

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

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
Quantum Conversations, Entanglement, and the American Cold War “Physics Bubble”
Historian of science Michael D. Gordin reviews his former lab partner’s new book on the fuzziness of the quantum world.
Michael D. GordinFeb 7, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
On Simone and André Weil: An Exchange with Karen Olsson
Ronald Collins interviews Karen Olsson about her book “The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown.”
Ronald CollinsFeb 1, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Historicizing the Self-Evident: An Interview with Lorraine Daston
Jack Gross interviews historian of science Lorraine Daston about her early work on rules, which has become newly salient in the age of algorithms.
Jack GrossJan 25, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Selling a Charismatic Technology
Historian of technology Patrick McCray reviews Morgan Ames’s new book on the MIT Media Lab’s One Laptop per Child program.
W. Patrick McCrayJan 23, 2020
The Proliferation of Profilicity
From the Chinese Social Credit System to Facebook and Airbnb, what to make of our new era of profilicity.
Paul J. D’AmbrosioJan 18, 2020
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
Promiscuous Autobiography on Facebook: An Interview with Samuel R. Delany, Part II
Alex Wermer-Colan interviews sci-fi legend Samuel R. Delany about queerness, history, literature, and identity as the author moves into his late career.
Alex Wermer-ColanJan 10, 2020
Confessions of a Cake Boy
Another robot world is possible, one not built on hidden human labor and not dependent on damage to the soul
Ramsey McGlazerJan 6, 2020