Science & Technology

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

Circuit: Queer Pleasure as Queer Memory
Joe Osmundson lyrically deploys circuit metaphors to describe how new anti-virals are re-wiring the gay dance circuit in post-AIDS New York.
Joseph OsmundsonOct 22, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
I, Language Robot
Hired to write stories alongside an AI writing bot, neuroscientist Patrick House reflects on how the bot can — and can’t — write the same story that he can.
Patrick HouseOct 21, 2019
- Science & Technology
The Smartest People in the Room? What Silicon Valley’s Supposed Obsession with Tech-Free Private Schools Really Tells Us
Morgan G. Ames on the problem of letting Silicon Valley tech elites guide conversations on child development and schooling.
Morgan G. AmesOct 18, 2019
- Education
- Science & Technology
Why Technologists Fail to Think of Moderation as a Virtue and Other Stories About AI
Evan Selinger argues that Ted Chiang’s fiction is more useful for understanding the dangers of AI than “Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI.”
Evan SelingerOct 14, 2019
- SF
- Science & Technology
Ghost Hands, Player Pianos, and the Hidden History of AI
Vanessa Chang considers Obvious's "Portrait of Edmond de Belamy" and the history of AI artistry.
Vanessa ChangOct 5, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
Demythologizing Testosterone
A new book tackles cultural stereotypes about masculinity and aggression.
Linda Roland DanilOct 4, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
Silicon Valley: A Region High on Historical Amnesia
In his review of O’Mara’s “The Code,” Patrick McCray describes how the federal government provided the tailwind that pushed Silicon Valley to stardom.
W. Patrick McCraySep 19, 2019
The Time Has Come to Talk About Oysters
Louise L. Schiavone reports on the decimation of tens of thousands of years’ worth of oyster reefs.
Louise L. SchiavoneSep 13, 2019
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
Why Are Women So Mean to Infertile Women?
Amy Klein reviews Alexandra Kimball's "The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue."
Amy KleinSep 5, 2019
No Memorial: On Gary Fuller’s “The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution — and How We Can Fight Back”
Linda Roland Danil investigates "The Invisible Killer" by Gary Fuller.
Linda Roland DanilAug 31, 2019
Earth First? On “The Ecocentrists” and Pregnancy in the Anthropocene
Lynne Feeley reviews "The Ecocentrists," a history of radical environmentalism by Keith Makoto Woodhouse.
Lynne FeeleyAug 30, 2019
Whose Apollo Are We Talking About?
Asif Siddiqi reviews Roger D. Launius's "Apollo’s Legacy" and Teasel E. Muir-Harmony's "Apollo to the Moon."
Asif SiddiqiAug 28, 2019