Science & Technology

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

Moving Birds: Translocation in an Unraveling World
While the millerbird story in Hawai'i is undoubtedly one of success, it is also a profound tragedy that must summon us into new modes of responsibility.
Thom van DoorenAug 7, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
A Quest for the Holy Grail: On D. W. Pasulka’s “American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology”
Samuel Loncar reviews D. W. Pasulka's new book, "American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology."
Samuel LoncarJul 27, 2019
- Religion
- Science & Technology
Our Censors, Ourselves: Commercial Content Moderation
David C. Brock considers two recent books about largely unseen workforce moderating the tech giants.
David C. BrockJul 25, 2019
- Science & Technology
How Far and How Fast We Have Come: On “The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space”
M. G. Lord recalls the US Moon landing through Piers Bizony’s “The NASA Archives: 60 Years in Space.”
M. G. LordJul 20, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
Francis Ford Coppola and the Shape of Cinema to Come
Coppola imagines what forms digital cinema might take, leaving behind a manual if he is not, at 80 years old, able to realize these forms himself.
Jeff MenneJul 8, 2019
- Film
- Science & Technology
“I Don’t Really Care. Do You?”: Scientists in the Grey Zone in 1930s Italy
Massimo Mazzotti reflects on how Italian scientists failed as a bulwark against fascist politics in the 1930s.
Massimo MazzottiJul 8, 2019
My Bookish Upbringing
In "Between Pen and Pixel," Aaron Kashtan argues that comics are the medium that offers the most insights about the present and the future of the book.
Vincent HaddadJul 6, 2019
No Peace of Mind in Psychiatry
Philip Alcabes makes sense of "Mind Fixers" by Anne Harrington.
Philip AlcabesJul 4, 2019
- History
- Science & Technology
Homo hackensis
Peter Forbes reviews "Hacking the Code of Life" by Nessa Carey and "Hacking Darwin" by Jamie Metzl.
Peter ForbesJul 3, 2019
- Science & Technology
Darkness Visible, Light Ahead: On Mary Cregan’s “The Scar”
Leslie Kendall Dye tends to "The Scar," a new memoir by Mary Cregan.
Leslie Kendall DyeJul 2, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
The Search for What Makes Us Human: The Killer Ape Account of the Mid-20th Century
Does violence make humans unique? Melinda Baldwin reviews Erika Lorraine Milam’s “Creatures of Cain: The Hunt for Human Nature in Cold War America.”
Melinda BaldwinJun 16, 2019
The Soul in the Machine: On Peter Bebergal’s “Strange Frequencies”
Diana Walsh Pasulka reviews Peter Bebergal’s "Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural."
Diana Walsh PasulkaJun 13, 2019
- Religion
- Science & Technology