On the Modern Project
Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise
Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise
A new book warns against pushing all the world’s problems into the climate bucket.
Francis Bacon has been charged with robbing science of its innocence. But what if we’ve all been reading him wrong?
Why 20 years of throwing cold water on utopianism found an audience
Three ways we think about science flourishing — or getting stuck
Here lies a beloved friend of social harmony (ca. 1500–2000). It was nice while it lasted.
Why a Silicon Valley culture that was once obsessed with reason is going woo
The retreat from time is not a winning answer to our tech malaise.