A Peculiar Oceanography
In "The Island of Knowledge," Marcelo Gleiser wants to forge a third way between scientism and obscurantism.
Science & Technology
"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, Doctor: On Epigenetics, Placebos, and “The Lost Art of Healing”
We are firmly planted in the genetics era of medicine. Yet many doctors have underestimated the role of epigenetics.
Nostalgia for the Lost Subject of Technology in the Work of Casey Reas
Johanna Drucker on the nostalgia generated by our machines.
Imagination Battles: What Will the Future Look Like?
"Speculations (The Future Is ____)" "is meant to convey the relationship between ideation and action."
Chasing Particles Is Fun
"A Singularly Unfeminine Profession" is more a blueprint for a fabulous book than a fully realized one, but it sparks discussion.
Nonne Nano
"Mondo Nano" revisits, in a new frame, the classic questions of technological media studies initially considered by scholars like Benjamin.
Toxic Knowledge: On Precision Medicine and a Doctor’s Search
My hospital — in fact, my entire university — has a new research mission: precision medicine.
Does Science Need Hollywood?
When it comes to story, we should all be Mark Watney.
Why Build a Universe?
Does the world embody beautiful ideas?
Remaking American Environmentalism
Jedediah Purdy has written a big book, taking up a set of profound environmental questions and offering sweeping answers.
Impurity: Two Books on the Anthropocene
The bibliography on life during climate change has swelled in recent years. Purdy and Scranton each offer a powerful reckoning with our bewildering present.
Spoiler Alerts: Three Books on Trash
Three very different recent books meditate on the unruly accumulation of things. Objects circulate in these books; stuff gets around.
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