Science & Technology

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

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
Wonder Worlds: Nature Art Books Are Illustrating What We Have to Lose
Sara Scribner explores three lushly illustrated nature books by European authors that describe what nature does when humans aren’t around.
Sara ScribnerNov 19, 2019
Before Climate Change, a Dynamic Arctic
A dazzling new history of the Arctic region between the United States and Russia is leavened with sharp prose and well-informed insights.
Erika HowsareNov 2, 2019
Everybody Hurts
Travis Rieder’s “In Pain” provides us with a bioethics that is not passively analytical, but peacefully agitative.
Andrew Benedict-NelsonOct 25, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Like a Dog
In his review of two recent books, Cass R. Sunstein considers what it means to be “like a dog.”
Cass R. SunsteinOct 24, 2019
- Around the World
- Science & Technology