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How to Fight the Fire
Wendell Berry’s new collection, “The World-Ending Fire,” teaches that the rotten ways we treat one another are rooted in the rotten ways we treat the land.
Science & Technology
"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein
Can the Digital Humanities Be Human?
How tagged databases can fruitfully inform literary research.
Russian Cosmism Versus Interstellar Bosses: Reclaiming Full-Throttle Luxury Space Communism
Aaron Winslow reviews the collection "Russian Cosmism," edited by Boris Groys.
The People in the Trees
What might convince us that forest defense and self-defense are the same?
A Science of Exceptions: On Michel Serres’s “The Birth of Physics”
Christine Wertheim takes the measure of “The Birth of Physics” by Michel Serres, translated from the French by David Webb and William James Ross.
Beyond the Lyme Wars
Suzanne Koven applies a clinical lens to “Sick: A Memoir” by Porochista Khakpour.
Democracy by Numbers
The challenges of partisan gerrymandering are not new, nor is the hope that mathematics can offer a cure.
Platform Moderation and Its Discontents
Will moderation save us? Robert Gorwa reviews Tarleton Gillespie's "Custodians of the Internet."
The Repackaging of Stoicism in the 21st Century
What does Stoicism mean today? On Massimo Pigliucci's "How to Be a Stoic."
Digital Detox: Big Tech’s Phony Crisis of Conscience
A critique of neoliberal panaceas for social media addiction.
Caring for Capitalism
"The Bleeding Edge" is a contemporary portrait of how a misguided quest for innovation is eroding the forms of connection that make us human.
A Guide for Psychedelic Virgins and Skeptics?
The publication of "How to Change Your Mind" in 2018 is one of many indications that we are witnessing a cultural sea change with regard to psychedelics.
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