November 20, 2017
Till Tomorrow
Three new books go a long way toward humanizing the abstract "time" of physicists.
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November 6, 2017
June 19, 2017
Pop Goes the Physics
Life, meaning, the universe — a physicist's "big picture" to explain it all gets hazy as he takes on questions...
June 19, 2017
ADD for All
Why do we have an "epidemic" of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder? The common explanations miss the underlying...
June 19, 2017
Whose Motivation? Which Good?
Social science’s big flaw isn’t relativism, writes James K. A. Smith. The real arguments are over competing visions...
June 19, 2017
Toward a More Human Medicine
The emphasis on patient satisfaction can turn doctors into little more than customer-service providers. Reform in...
June 19, 2017
Grit, Gus, and Glory
George Weigel on restoring the reputation of Gus Grissom, a test pilot, astronaut, and unsung American hero
June 19, 2017
On the Shelf
Short reviews of books on the opioid epidemic, the crisis of authority, Silicon Valley, the "new eugenics," and more
December 22, 2015
Attention Deficit
Diana Schaub reviews 'The World Beyond Your Head,' Matthew B. Crawford's book about an increasingly limited resource
December 22, 2015
A Reductionist History of Humankind
John Sexton reviews Yuval Noah Harari's book 'Sapiens'