Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: A Bold Profile of the James Webb Space Telescope
In Pillars of Creation, Richard Panek gets up close to the JWST
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Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: Cryptography Is as Much an Art as a Science
A delightful course on keeping (and cracking) secrets
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Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: How One Weird Rodent Ecologist Tried to Change the Fate of Humanity
A biography of the scientist whose work led to fears of a ‘population bomb’
Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: A Return to the Creepy Tensions of ‘Area X’
In Absolution, Jeff VanderMeer explores the mysteries in his Southern Reach Trilogy
Book ReviewsSeptember 17, 2024
Book Review: Powerful Myths Shape a Postapocalyptic World
In a postapocalyptic world on the verge of its next crisis, history gets rewritten
Book ReviewsAugust 20, 2024
Review: The Secrets of Creatures That Thrive in the Dark
In Night Magic, darkness is revered, and its secrets are revealed
Book ReviewsAugust 20, 2024
Review: Tiny Robots Render People Immortal but Destroy What Makes Us Human
A sweeping novel about a war-torn future explores personhood and identity
Book ReviewsAugust 20, 2024
Review: The Science of Listening Goes Far Beyond the Ears
A new book about the art and science of listening explores our sonic universe
Book ReviewsAugust 20, 2024
Review: How a Group of Women Launched Modern Cosmology
A new biography of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt celebrates meaning making in science
PollutionAugust 9, 2024
Into the Clear Blue Sky Offers Hope for Our Climate Future
An interview with Rob Jackson about ending climate colonialism, inspiring polluter-pay policies and taking a path to a cleaner climate
DiscriminationJuly 11, 2024
Nancy Hopkins and Her Tape Measure Took on M.I.T. for Discrimination
Nancy Hopkins used a commitment to justice and a tape measure to take M.I.T. to task for discrimination. The impacts of her fight are still being felt today.
Book ReviewsJune 25, 2024
Book Review: Are The Wild Animals in Your Backyard a Nuisance or Neighbors?
Call off the pest control and learn to live with wildlife