Writer Kyle Hill does his civic duty by providing some perspective, along with a link to the document containing the exact amounts of insects (and insect parts) the FDA considers acceptable for consumption.
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Growing up, I fell in love with Science Fiction watching reruns of Star Trek, the version now known to fans as “The Original Series.” The storylines and (then state of […]
David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says media cover of the NSA Intercepts has been hyperbolic.
New Yorkers no longer have to worry about recovering lost or stolen keys: KeyMe automated kiosks can provide replacements at any time from a stored digital copy.
Mary Roach takes us on a tour through the alimentary canal to explain our biology from the perspective of bacteria.
Only recently did Michael Pollan, the country’s most popular food writer, become comfortable in the kitchen. Now he has written a new book about the importance of cooking and family eating.
In The Power of Myth, a book-length interview conducted by Bill Moyers with Joseph Campbell, the mythologist said ‘It’s the Christ on the cross that’s lovable.’ He was responding to […]
Some unconvincing reasons not to philosophize.
Writer Bill McKibben says that it doesn’t make sense to invest in companies “that make sure we won’t have a planet to retire on…Ask your [organizations] which side of this wager they’re taking.”
With the cultural theories of the ’90s in decline, the humanities have begun picking up on neuroscience as the newest way of understanding how we relate to the world. But will it be good for art?
On a day-to-day life in the colon is probably pretty mundane, says science writer Mary Roach.
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His latest novel, Joyland, will be released on June 4 in print form only. Ironically, in 2000 King was one of the first major writers to make a story of his available exclusively in e-book form.
In a controversial book, What Do Women Want? Adventures in the Science of Female Desire, journalist Daniel Bergner argues that female sexual desire is just as strong and just as […]
When London’s Tate Gallery asked the French painter Balthus for some personal details to include in a 1968 retrospective exhibition, Balthus replied via telegram: “No biographical details. Begin: Balthus is […]
According to current policy, when a child under 12 qualifies for an adult-sized organ, they’re often placed on the bottom of the adult list, even if their condition is more critical, because of a lack of comparative data.
In metallurgy, an alloy is a mixture of two different metals that has different properties than either of those metals taken separately.
A project currently underway at the Pentagon — intriguingly named “Plan X” — aims to make attacking enemies’ computer systems so easy that “even a white-haired general” could do it.
It’s getting better. Just ask Dan Savage.
Amid the controversy surrounding 3D printed firearms, writer Cory Doctorow fears that the larger discussions regarding regulation of new and potentially problematic technologies will be clouded over by arguments over gun rights.
I’ve just gotten around to reading closely Marilynne Robinson’s most recent collection of essays—When I Was a Child I Read Books. Robinson, maybe our best novelist, is a challenging writer. […]
For the May/June issue of Canada’s Policy Options magazine, I contributed an article adapted from my Spring 2013 Shorenstein Center paper examining the career of environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben. With anticipation building over Obama’s […]
The reason Socrates banished laughter or comedy from the poetry of the just city is that comedians, at their best, remind us of what we all know: There’s an inexpressible […]
The foul distinction belongs to ancient cousins of ours: cyanobacteria.
Here are all of the arguments against Edward Snowden. This is why they are wrong.
In a recently released report, an organization proposes that content owners be allowed to distribute software that could perform unpleasant actions on the computers of those caught downloading or viewing content illegally.
A proposed People’s Terms of Service Contract would provide a weapon against the often opaque and non-negotiable contracts designed to protect corporations at the expense of users.
The magic “x-factor” that people talk about when they talk about talent is not so magical: it’s simply a matter of hard work. And no other craft reminds one of […]
When you can’t have something, when it’s not going to work out for you, find a way to not want it.
Eric Blair (George Orwell’s real name) himself might not like the use of the damning, eponymous term “Orwellian”
“It may amuse you, Mother, to try to photograph during your solitude,” Julia Margaret Cameron’s daughter told her while presenting her with her birthday gift in 1863 while Mr. Cameron […]