Against the “Ascent of Man”
June 22, 2018
James C. Scott— Historical humankind has been mesmerized by the narrative of progress and civilization as codified by the first great agrarian kingdoms. As new and powerful societies, they were… READ MORE
Category: Science
Censorship in the Age of Protest
June 14, 2018
Zeynep Tufekci— Censorship during the internet era does not operate under the same logic it did during the heyday of print or even broadcast television. When Mubarak cut off internet… READ MORE
What Idea About Brain Function Would You Like To Explain To The World?
June 11, 2018
David J. Linden— Scientists are trained to be meticulous when they speak about their work. That’s why I like getting my neuroscience colleagues tipsy. For years, after plying them with… READ MORE
Why Do We Sleep?
May 21, 2018
Meir Kryger— It is 3 a.m. You awaken sweating, your heart pounding. Your mind is racing, reminding you that you have to get up early to drop the kids off… READ MORE
Ep. 55 – How the Brain Works
April 26, 2018
A look inside the human brain with neuroscientist David Linden who helps explain some of its mysteries. YaleUniversity · How the Brain Works Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Soundcloud… READ MORE
Gap Analysis, Conservation and Mike Scott
April 18, 2018
Daniel Lewis— Nature might not actually abhor a vacuum, as it turns out, but humans abhor a gap in nature. Studying birds take place both in the wild and in… READ MORE
The Story of Archaeology
April 10, 2018
Brian Fagan— There really is something to Indiana Jones, except that it’s all wrong. It’s rumored that Jones was an amalgam of several early twentieth century archaeologists, but Lucas Films… READ MORE
Socialist Media
April 3, 2018
Terry Eagleton— Over half a century ago, in an excellent little book entitled Communications, Raymond Williams outlined a socialist plan for the arts and media which rejected state control of… READ MORE
Farming in the Tropics
March 11, 2018
Charles M. Peters— The traditional method of farming used throughout the tropics is called shifting cultivation, roza, tumba y quema, or slash and burn agriculture. A small plot of forest… READ MORE
Meditation and Photography
March 10, 2018
Stephen Batchelor— Taking photographs and practicing meditation might seem at first glance to be unrelated activities. For while photography looks outward at the visual world through the medium of a… READ MORE
A Conversation with Trudier Harris on Bigger: A Literary Life