Science & Technology

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

On Fuel
Imre Szeman reviews Karen Pinkus’s inventive and engaging “Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary” — a notable addition to the “energy humanities.”
Imre SzemanSep 12, 2017
- SF
- Science & Technology
Biopower in the Era of Biotech
"Scientists are increasingly testing public trust." Jim Kozubek on the hazards of new biotechnologies.
Jim KozubekSep 7, 2017
- Science & Technology
Future Frankensteins: The Ethics of Genetic Intervention
Philip Kitcher looks at two new books about ethical quagmire of genetic modifications.
Philip KitcherSep 4, 2017
- Science & Technology
Unnatural Selection: On Extinction and De-Extinction
Colin Dickey reviews two books on extinction and de-extinction.
Colin DickeySep 3, 2017
- Science & Technology
A Love Affair with a Tree: What One Red Oak Can Teach Us About Climate Change
The tale of a love affair between a reporter and a tree.
Joy HorowitzAug 29, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Los Angeles Review of Books Digital Editions – The Digital Revolution: Debating the Promise and Perils of the Internet and Algorithmic Lives in the Last Years of the Obama Administration
The Los Angeles Review of Books offers its new digital edition, focusing on the internet, automation, and algorithms over the last few years.
Julien Crockett, Michele Pridmore-BrownAug 26, 2017
- Science & Technology
CRISPR, Patents, and Nobel Prizes
Henry T. Greely on the contentious history of CRISPR patents.
Henry T. GreelyAug 23, 2017
- Science & Technology
Soviet Pseudoscience: The History of Mind Control
The long, strange history of Soviet mind control experiments.
Giovanni VimercatiAug 20, 2017
- History
- Science & Technology
Squishy Sentience
Marlene Zuk reads Peter Godfrey-Smith's "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness."
Marlene ZukAug 1, 2017
- Science & Technology
Pointing at the Wrong Villain: Cass Sunstein and Echo Chambers
David Weinberger on the problems of Cass R. Sunstein's "#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media."
David WeinbergerJul 20, 2017
A Piece of the Action: Recent Books on the Digital Economy
Ron Hogan reviews three new books on the digital plutocracy.
Ron HoganJul 19, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Science & Technology
Will You Be as Gods?
Jordan Brower on how HBO's "Silicon Valley" approaches the myth of the individual genius.
Jordan BrowerJul 17, 2017
- Science & Technology
- Television