Science & Technology

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

Walking Alone: On “Digital Minimalism”
A new book about how to declutter our technologically oversaturated lives.
Taylor FayleJun 10, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Climate Change, the Problem from Hell
In "Falter," Bill McKibben once more explains nature’s workings, asks profound questions, and tells wonderful stories.
Franz BaumannJun 9, 2019
- Politics
- Science & Technology
One Feels a Malady: On Robert N. Watson’s “Cultural Evolution and its Discontents”
William Flesch reviews "Cultural Evolution and its Discontents: Cognitive Overload, Parasitic Cultures, and the Humanistic Cure."
William FleschJun 7, 2019
The Stories in Bones
Two new books about the complex afterlives of human bones.
Lydia PyneJun 5, 2019
- Science & Technology
Desperately Seeking Kin: Genetic Longing in the Donor Gamete Context
Anthropologist, author, and filmmaker Diane Tober explores what it means to be human in the biotech age.
Diane ToberJun 4, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
No Happy Ending: On Bill McKibben’s “Falter” and David Wallace-Wells’s “The Uninhabitable Earth”
Roy Scranton reviews two new books by Bill McKibben and David Wallace-Wells, examining why they don't go nearly far enough.
Roy ScrantonJun 3, 2019
This Is Why We Cry: From “Sad by Design: On Platform Nihilism”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Sad by Design: On Platform Nihilism” by Geert Lovink.
Geert LovinkMay 20, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
To the Heart of the Heart
Suzanne Koven turns her ear to “Heart: A History” by Sandeep Jauhar.
Suzanne KovenMay 13, 2019
- History
- Science & Technology
Scientific Rebirth
“Genesis 2.0” is a panoramic master class in the strange unmodernity of modern science.
James DelbourgoMay 10, 2019
To Infinity and Beyond: The Power of Calculus
Michael J. Barany reviews "Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe" by Steven Strogatz.
Michael J. BaranyMay 9, 2019
- History
- Science & Technology
The Violence of the Algorithm
Brad Evans speaks with Davide Panagia, author of “Ten Theses for an Aesthetics of Politics.” A conversation in Brad Evans’s Histories of Violence series.
Brad EvansMay 6, 2019
- Histories of Violence
- Science & Technology
Ornamental Thinking: On “Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason”
Is Justin E. H. Smith's assemblage of material actually illuminating? Yes, but only sometimes.
Evan SelingerMay 4, 2019