Science & Technology

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

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  Rusted Development: The Fight Against Corrosion Creep

  Rust cannot be stopped: Jonathan Waldman on our long war against rust.

  Scott GastAug 21, 2015

  • Science & Technology

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  Taking the Waters in Desert Hot Springs

  For a brief time after its founding in 1941, Desert Hot Springs, California, was a boom town. Eventually, though, the boom went bust.

  Ariana KellyAug 16, 2015

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Science & Technology

  • Travel

• Two-Way Monologue: How to Get Past Science vs. Religion

  Anyone tempted to believe that the history of human thought tends toward progress is well advised to consider the long-running, endlessly circular arguments over science and religion.

  Colin DickeyAug 1, 2015

  • Religion

  • Science & Technology

• A Short Take on Mathematics

  "Math Geek" may be the first math book ever to explicitly welcome "geeks" and "nerds."

  Sidney PerkowitzJul 30, 2015

  • Science & Technology

• Wired for Madness? A History

  Madness in civilization, or so-called "degeneracy," can be interpreted in a variety of ways depending on the time period and who's in charge of categories.

  Michele Pridmore-BrownJul 26, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology

• Gendering Chromosomes

  How the X chromosome became associated with all things female and the Y with all things male is not as simple as we all think.

  Luis CamposJul 24, 2015

  • Science & Technology

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  Farewell to the Space Shuttle

  Margaret Lazarus Dean's "Leaving Orbit" is a deft and lyrical meditation on the last days of the NASA space shuttle program.

  Michael RymerJun 28, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology

• The Rocketman

  A sense of incredible destiny surrounds inventor Elon Musk, the public face of the private space industry, but come on.

  Grayson ClaryJun 12, 2015

  • Science & Technology

• Is God Necessary?

  "Had I asked 'Is God necessary?' a few centuries ago, I would have probably been stoned to death or burned alive."

  Marcelo GleiserMay 22, 2015

  • Religion

  • Science & Technology

• Rethinking the Invisible: Philip Ball’s Historical Account

  In "Invisible," Philip Ball addresses the relationship between scientific inquiry and our beliefs about the world beyond our senses.

  Andrew Benedict-NelsonMay 21, 2015

  • History

  • Science & Technology

• Blaming the Internet Is Not the Answer

  Evan Selinger reviews Andrew Keen's "The Internet Is Not the Answer"

  Evan SelingerMay 16, 2015

  • Science & Technology

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  Erik Davis: Techno-Occultural Nomad

  An interview with 'TechGnosis' author Erik Davis about the technocultural present, the analog/digital divide, and the psychedelic renaissance.

  Sean MatharooMay 2, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology