May 19, 2015
The Problem of Alchemy
William R. Newman asks whether Newton truly was "the last of the magicians"
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May 19, 2015
Cosmos and Apocalypse
Stephen D. Snobelen on physics, prophecy, and the myth of Newton's clockwork universe
May 19, 2015
The Book of Nature, the Book of Scripture
Andrew Janiak on reconciling natural philosophy with biblical literalism
May 19, 2015
The Strange Tale of Newton’s Papers
Sarah Dry on the unpublished manuscripts and their author's changing image
May 18, 2015
Vaccines and Their Critics, Then and Now
The history and errors of the anti-vaccination movement
May 18, 2015
Virtual Reality as Moral Ideal
Matthew B. Crawford on learning how to live in a world that resists our will
May 18, 2015
Philanthropy in Science, Technology, and Medicine
Selections from The Almanac of American Philanthropy
January 6, 2015
Losing Liberty in an Age of Access
Americans increasingly rely on subscription services like Netflix and sharing services like Airbnb, Uber, and Zipcar,...
January 6, 2015
Correlation, Causation, and Confusion
Nick Barrowman on some misconceptions about statistics in science and everyday life
January 6, 2015
Confronting the Technological Society
Samuel Matlack revisits Jacques Ellul’s classic analysis of technique