• Science

    Time to Eat the Dogs

    Botany and Revolution: How 18th-Century Naturalists Discouraged Ideas of Liberty

    By Time to Eat the Dogs   December 15, 2020
    Biology

    Barry Lopez on the Wolf Biologist Who Changed His Life as an Environmentalist

    By Barry Lopez  December 11, 2020
    New Books Network

    The Perils of the Hype Machine When It Comes to Science and Tech

    By New Books Network  December 10, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Helen Macdonald, James Rebanks, and Andy Fryers in Conversation

    By The Virtual Book Channel  December 3, 2020
    Philosophy

    The Painter and the Scientist:
    Unraveling the Myths About Leonardo Da Vinci

    By Francesca Fiorani  December 2, 2020
    New Books Network

    Can We Bridge the Divide Between Science and Religion?

    By New Books Network  December 2, 2020
    Medicine

    How Social Medicine Can Help Us Understand Pandemics

    By Paul Farmer  December 1, 2020
    Philosophy

    The Medieval Philosopher Who Outlined the Basics of the Universe

    By Seb Falk  November 30, 2020
    Keen On

    The Quest for the Origins of the Human Species

    By Keen On  November 27, 2020
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, November Edition

    By Book Marks  November 25, 2020
    Keen On

    The Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans

    By Keen On  November 20, 2020
    New Books Network

    How Scientists Used Demons to Test the Laws of Nature

    By New Books Network  November 18, 2020
    Astronomy

    Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About a Black Hole But Were Afraid to Ask

    By Janna Levin  November 10, 2020
    Climate Crisis

    Taking It Slow: The Environmental Case Against High-Speed Life

    By Kate Soper  November 10, 2020
    Keen On

    Genetic Engineering Is a Lot Like Cooking (You Just Have to Be a Genius to Do It)

    By Keen On  November 10, 2020
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Ed Yong on What We Know About COVID-19 and the Unpredictability of Its Future

    By The Quarantine Tapes  November 3, 2020
    Halloween

    A Brief History of the Creepiness of Human Bones

    By Roy A. Meals, MD  October 30, 2020
    Technology

    The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, October Edition

    By Book Marks  October 29, 2020
    2020 Election

    Noam Chomsky on the President, the Pandemic, and the Upcoming Election

    By David Barsamian  October 27, 2020
    New Books Network

    How the Science Community Perpetuated Harmful Myths About Gender

    By New Books Network  October 27, 2020
    New Books Network

    Why You’re Turning Into Your Mother

    By New Books Network  October 22, 2020
    Keen On

    Why We’re Not Defined by
    Our Genes

    By Keen On  October 21, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    A Lab of One’s Own by Rita Colwell and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, Read by Jackie Sanders

    By Behind the Mic   October 20, 2020
    Wildfires

    Rick Bass on Salvaging America’s Forest Arks Against the Coming Fire

    By Rick Bass  October 15, 2020
    New Books Network

    How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Life

    By New Books Network  October 5, 2020
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