Science & Technology

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

Tortoise Futures
Lydia Pyne reviews "On the Backs of Tortoises: Darwin, the Galápagos, and the Fate of Evolutionary Eden" by Elizabeth Hennessy.
Lydia PyneJan 3, 2020
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
The Way They Move
Jean Comandon's 1909 "Spirochaeta Pallida (Agent de la Syphilis)" brought together the history of science and technology, sex and entertainment.
Sonia Shechet EpsteinDec 25, 2019
The Revolution Won’t Be Live Tweeted: On Jen Schradie’s “The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives”
Emily Drabinksi reviews Jen Schradie’s “The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives.”
Emily DrabinskiDec 19, 2019
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Pinker’s Pollyannish Philosophy and Its Perfidious Politics
Jessica Riskin challenges Steven Pinker’s take on the Enlightenment.
Jessica RiskinDec 15, 2019
Snowden: A Whistle-Blower Who Lived to Tell About It
Roslyn Fuller reviews "Permanent Record," the new book from NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.
Roslyn FullerDec 15, 2019
Cigarette Stories
Andrew Benedict-Nelson considers "The Cigarette: A Political History" by Sarah Milov.
Andrew Benedict-NelsonDec 6, 2019
Making Kin: An Interview with Donna Haraway
Steve Paulson interviews author, scholar, and philosopher Donna Haraway.
Steve PaulsonDec 6, 2019
A Chinese Silicon Valley? Not So Fast
Julien Crockett on the future of tech in China.
Julien CrockettDec 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
The Art of Conjecturing: On Karen Olsson’s “The Weil Conjectures”
Michael J. Barany reviews Karen Olsson’s “The Weil Conjectures,” a hybrid elegy and memoir about the power of conjecturing — in math, life, and writing.
Michael J. BaranyDec 3, 2019
Is There a Crisis of Truth?
Historian of Science Steven Shapin turns the screw on the notion that “truth” is in crisis.
Steven ShapinDec 2, 2019
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Has Science Journalism Helped Unmask a “Replication Crisis” in Biomedicine?
Philip Kitcher wonders: What is “sloppy science,” and how should we characterize its rigorous counterpart?
Philip KitcherNov 28, 2019
- Science & Technology
“California Became My Cosmos”: A Conversation with Obi Kaufmann
The author of “The California Field Atlas” talks about the logic of climate breakdown, the inevitability of extinction, and why he remains hopeful.
Scott TimbergNov 23, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology