Science & Technology

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

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
Silicon Valley’s Bonfire of the Vainglorious
W. Patrick McCray looks at two new books about Silicon Valley, Mark O'Connell's "To Be a Machine" and Alexandra Wolfe's "Valley of the Gods."
W. Patrick McCrayJul 17, 2017
- Science & Technology
Can a Machine Be Alive?
Julien Crockett reviews Jessica Riskin's "The Restless Clock: A History of the Centuries-Long Argument over What Makes Living Things Tick."
Julien CrockettJul 14, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
Born Into That Excitement: A Conversation with Anna Leahy and Douglas R. Dechow About “Generation Space: A Love Story”
M. G. Lord speaks with Anna Leahy and Douglas R. Dechow about “Generation Space: A Love Story.”
M. G. LordJul 2, 2017
- Science & Technology
A Brutal Intelligence: AI, Chess, and the Human Mind
Nicholas Carr contemplates AI and “Deep Thinking,” a memoir by chess master Garry Kasparov.
Nicholas CarrJun 29, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Making New Friends: The Genetics of Animal Domestication
The story of the Russian geneticists who domesticated the silver fox.
Colin DickeyJun 18, 2017
How to Travel in Time
Is the age of time travel already over, and when did it begin?
Timothy KennettJun 10, 2017
Our Deplorable Selves: Alan Alda’s Improv Antidote
K. C. Cole looks at Alan Alda's "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?"
K. C. ColeJun 9, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Cybersexism in Three Acts
Richard Grusin reviews Laura Poitras's "Risk," her look at Julian Assange.
Richard GrusinJun 2, 2017
- Film
- Science & Technology
After the Facts
What can a 1957 Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy movie tell us about the fate of middle-class jobs?
Adam MorrisMay 11, 2017