The Golem and the Limits of Artifice
On what the Jewish legend can (and cannot) teach us about bioethics
On the Modern Project
Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise
Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise
On what the Jewish legend can (and cannot) teach us about bioethics
On Steven Pinker and reason’s progress against violence
Reading “The Hall of Fantasy,” a too-cautionary tale
The classic play about Newton and Einstein in the madhouse — and whether dangerous science can be contained
Reading three tales on the flames of progress