Science & Technology

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

The Disappearance of the Subject: On Armen Avanessian’s “Miamification”
On “Miamification” by Armen Avanessian, which tries to imagine a "progressive politics equidistant from technological utopianism and technophobia.”
Adrian Nathan WestMay 17, 2018
The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part I: A Conversation with William T. Vollmann, Chantal Bilodeau, and David Wallace-Wells
Amy Brady of "Guernica" magazine presents the first conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
Amy BradyMay 16, 2018
Closer to Beast Than Angel
Frans de Waal considers three new books about whether humans are exceptional.
Frans de WaalMay 14, 2018
- Science & Technology
High-Tech Bildungsroman: The Hysterical Optimism of Silicon Valley
On the cynical libertarianism of our high-tech Horatio Algers.
Daniel PearceMay 12, 2018
Ruffled Feathers; or, Fowl Play at the Tring Estate
“The Feather Thief” reminded me of that long list of TV shows about male sub-cultures with their own sub-ethics, from “The Sopranos” through “Breaking Bad.”
Temma EhrenfeldMay 11, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
Rounding Up the Risks of Big Ag
Elena Conis considers “Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science” by Carey Gillam.
Elena ConisMay 6, 2018
The After of Disaster in “The Great Quake”
Henry Fountain’s scientific interests are wide-ranging and resolutely anchored in the human.
Sally McGraneApr 28, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
Delete Your Account: On the Theory of Platform Capitalism
The platform confuses capital-flow and social form, rearranging the relationship of profit to community and intelligence to organization.
Leif WeatherbyApr 24, 2018
- Economics and Finance
- Science & Technology
How I Accidentally Wrote the Antithesis of a Spielberg Blockbuster
On the virtual reality of consumer capitalism …
Douglas LainApr 18, 2018
Curating the Anthropocene
“Adrián Villar Rojas: The Theater of Disappearance” at the MOCA confronts the Anthropocene.
Jon Christensen, Ursula K. HeiseApr 15, 2018
Antonio Damasio, Feeling, and the Evolution of Consciousness: Siri Hustvedt on “The Strange Order of Things”
Consciousness is embodied, enacted, and extended. “The mind” can't be cut off from our corporeal existence in the world and our interactions with it.
Siri HustvedtApr 6, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Can Journalism Be Saved?
Through its many voices, "Trump and the Media" makes a convincing case that journalism has sailed into dangerous straits.
Nicholas CarrMar 27, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology