The Cold Hard Truth About The Cosmos
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Ben Deen enjoys an engaging if depressing preview of humanity's future in Brian Greene's latest book
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This Scientific Life
Our contributors hail from all over the sciences — and all over the world. We’ll share what brought us to science, why we stay, and what makes us (occasionally) want to run away. There will be eureka moments, scientific screw-ups, advice to youngsters, peers, and elders, as well as whimsical stories about space exploration, fruit fly cognition, and how a neuron can live its best life.
An Antidote To Misinformation From 1920’s New York
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In Deborah Blum's best-selling tale of toxicology in 1920s New York, Karl Palmquist uncovers a dogged struggle to combat misinformation still relevant today
Read MoreThe Sperm Whale Social Club And Other Amazing Tales of Animal Culture
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While enjoying Carl Safina's latest, Sofia Landi is forced to ask: "are animals more cultured than we are?"
Read MoreCan Learning A Language Make You A Better Person?
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Kevin Gonzales learns about the fascinating ways language-learning can change your brain in Albert Costa's new book
Read MoreThe Extraordinary Dramas and Dilemmas of Transplant Surgery
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Transplant surgeon Joshua Mezrich's book is at once autobiography and history of one of the most extraordinary fields in modern medicine. In it, Paige Winokur also discovers a new perspective on the racial justice movement.
Read MoreThe Pandemic Dress Rehearsal Where Everything Went Wrong
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Geena Ianni learns that we've been through a trial-run for pandemic preparedness, and are making the same mistakes all over again
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