May 7, 2018
Richard Feynman and the Pleasure Principle
How a cerebral hedonist became a scientific hero
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April 23, 2018
Algorithmic Injustice
Don’t blame the algorithm — as long as there are racial disparities in the justice system, sentencing software can...
April 8, 2018
The University the King Built
A Saudi experiment in education aims to solve the West’s science malaise — and become a global research powerhouse.
March 23, 2018
March 23, 2018
Responsible Frankensteins?
The trouble with the idea that we can play God, but ethically
December 27, 2017
Wokeness and Myth on Campus
Alan Jacobs on why crying “free exchange of ideas!” misses the cultural meaning of protest in a society coming...
December 27, 2017
December 23, 2017
The Evangelist of Molecular Biology
The story of James D. Watson's co-discovery of the double helix — and his unfinished quest to master genetic destiny
December 10, 2017
The Undeath of Cinema
Why digital resurrection is so creepy — and how it hastens Hollywood's decline into a soulless factory
June 19, 2017
Making Technological Miracles
We need creative breakthroughs in energy, medicine, and transportation. How can we plan for them? Great inventions are...