Science & Technology

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

Bruno Latour Tracks Down Gaia
Bruno Latour elaborates upon Gaia, a political biological theory concerning the Earth by James Lovelock.
Bruno LatourJul 3, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
The Long View: Surveillance, the Internet, and Government Research
Eric Gade reviews “Surveillance Valley,” about military funding and surveillance use in the early years of the internet.
Eric GadeJun 28, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
VR: Between Hope, Hype, and Humbug
Three new books consider the future of virtual reality.
William UricchioJun 25, 2018
- Science & Technology
“When I Was Alive”: William T. Vollmann’s Climate Letter to the Future
“Vollmann is less interested in how we imagine the future than in how the future imagines us.” Ted Hamilton on William Vollmann's "Carbon Ideologies."
Ted HamiltonJun 22, 2018
A Love Letter to Wild Bees
Mark L. Winston reviews Thor Hanson's "Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees."
Mark L. WinstonJun 19, 2018
- Science & Technology
The Cow Whisperer
“The Secret Life of Cows” is a collection of anecdotes dedicated to the proposition that cows are individuals and should be treated as such.
Mark EssigJun 16, 2018
Down and Out in Silicon Valley
Justin Tyler Clark reads the funny, frightening "Live Work Work Work Die."
Justin Tyler ClarkJun 11, 2018
“Let’s Strengthen Our Community”: Lucy Jones on the Big SoCal Shakeout
A prominent seismologist on how SoCal can prepare for the next big one.
Matt TinocoJun 10, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
Dystopian Bodies: Barbara Ehrenreich Attacks the Epidemic of Wellness
As Ehrenreich finds, not only is the science of wellness dubious, but its systems of self-control (like dieting) also reify class and gender hierarchies.
Niko MaragosJun 7, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Not Raging Against the Dying of the Light
A sharp critique of the anti-aging industry from a keen observer of American flim-flam.
Wendy ParisJun 7, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part II: A Conversation with Jeff VanderMeer, Zaria Forman, and Gleb Raygorodetsky
Amy Brady of “Guernica” magazine presents the second conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
Amy BradyJun 6, 2018
Weird Ways of Seeing: Patrick Nagatani’s Nuclear Vision
Twenty-seven years after its publication, Patrick Nagatani’s “Nuclear Enchantment” still sees the lurking violence of the American nuclear project.
Jeffrey MoroJun 2, 2018