Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Science

Lit Hub’s Fall 2019 Nonfiction Preview: Science

From Foxes and Penguins to the Origins of Consciousness

By Literary Hub | August 23, 2019

How, Exactly, Did We Come Up with What Counts As 'Normal'?

How, Exactly, Did We Come Up with What Counts As 'Normal'?

A Brief History of the Pseudoscience Behind the Myth of the "Average"

By Jonathan Mooney | August 16, 2019

The Theranos Effect: <br> When Cutting-Edge Scientists Are Frauds

The Theranos Effect:
When Cutting-Edge Scientists Are Frauds

The Tragicomic Farce of Faking It in the Lab

By Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis | August 14, 2019

Do We Care Enough About Animals to Save Them From Extinction?

Do We Care Enough About Animals to Save Them From Extinction?

Jane Rawson on Empathy Deficit and the Work of Contemporary Fiction

By Jane Rawson | August 13, 2019

What the Beginning of an Ebola Outbreak Looks Like

What the Beginning of an Ebola Outbreak Looks Like

Richard Preston Chronicles the Epidemic of 2013

By Richard Preston | August 2, 2019

A Brief and Awful History <br>of the Lobotomy

A Brief and Awful History
of the Lobotomy

Groundbreaking Discoveries... But at What Cost?

By Andrew Scull | July 30, 2019

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The Unsung Woman Who Changed How We Take Care of Newborns

By Dr. Catherine Whitlock and Dr. Rhodri Evans | July 24, 2019

Gaze Upon These Heroic (and Very Good) Space Dogs!

By Martin Parr | July 19, 2019

A Poet and a Novelist Discuss the Literary Allure of Outer Space

By Zach Powers and Gale Marie Thompson | July 19, 2019

On the Human Spaceflight Program That Made Apollo Possible

On the Human Spaceflight Program That Made Apollo Possible

Gemini: Fine-Tuning the Techniques to Send People to the Moon

By James Donovan | July 19, 2019

On the Fine (and Difficult) Art of Science Writing

On the Fine (and Difficult) Art of Science Writing

Randi Hutter Epstein: When Even Science Isn't An Exact Science

By Randi Hutter Epstein | July 17, 2019

How Space Technology is Revolutionizing Archaeology

How Space Technology is Revolutionizing Archaeology

Sarah Parcak on Finding the Past in Satellite Imagery

By Sarah Parcak | July 16, 2019

London's Royal Society: 17th-Century Boys Club or Font of Knowledge?

London's Royal Society: 17th-Century Boys Club or Font of Knowledge?

Trial, Error, and Some Very Misguided Experiments

By Adrian Tinniswood | July 8, 2019

When Loneliness Leads to Sex Robots: A Study in Teledildonics

When Loneliness Leads to Sex Robots: A Study in Teledildonics

Dianne Araral on A.I., Robo-Shaming, and Our Lonely World

By Dianne Araral | June 28, 2019

On the Beauty of Math

On the Beauty of Math

Haim Shapira Examines the Poetry of Numbers

By Haim Shapira | June 27, 2019

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

Frank Malina's Scientific Dreams Were as Radical as His Politics

By Fraser MacDonald | June 26, 2019

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