Science & Technology

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

Château Neuro
Neuroenology is the new science of wine.
Steven ShapinDec 30, 2016
- Food & Drink
- Science & Technology
Allegorical Knowledge: The Art of Alchemy
Johanna Drucker reviews two new exhibits at the Getty, “The Art of Alchemy” and “The Alchemy of Color.”
Johanna Drucker Dec 21, 2016
Virus, Coal, and Seed: Subcutaneous Life in the Polar North
“We’ve got the largest collection of agricultural biodiversity in the world here, where there aren’t any farms or gardens or trees.”
Sophia RoosthDec 21, 2016
- Science & Technology
Michael Lewis and the Narrative Nonfiction Formula
Cody Delistraty profiles Michael Lewis and contemplates the limits of the narrative nonfiction formula.
Cody DelistratyDec 9, 2016
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Creepy Futures: Nicholas Carr’s History of the Future
The history of the future is replete with horrible utopias.
Geoff NunbergNov 21, 2016
- Science & Technology
The Fate of Reading in a Multimedia Age
An essay on post-print modes of literary “reading.”
Sabrina RicciNov 13, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Narratives of Personhood: The Various Shades of the Enlightenment
Meir Dan-Cohen on two new books that elucidate the challenges that enlightened humanism faces today.
Meir Dan-CohenNov 6, 2016
On Writing a History of Crispr-Cas9
An essay about writing a history of the invention of gene-editing technology.
Jim KozubekNov 4, 2016
- History
- Science & Technology
This Memetic Moment: Ridiculously Photogenic Guy and the Perils of Internet Fame
Ryan Milner on the ethics of the internet meme, with particular attention to Ridiculously Photogenic Guy.
Ryan M. MilnerOct 10, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
The End of the Line
Are "fishes" misunderstood? Renée D’Aoust investigates …
Renée E. D’AoustOct 9, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Mirroring and Mattering: Science, Politics, and the New Feminist Materialism
Steven Epstein looks at two new books from Victoria Pitts-Taylor, "Mattering: Feminism, Science, and Materialism" and "The Brain's Body."
Steven EpsteinOct 5, 2016
- Science & Technology
Want to Live Longer? Our Complicated Relationship to Longevity
There is something outright wrong about yearning for extreme longevity.
Tom KirkwoodOct 4, 2016
- Science & Technology