ArtsNovember 1, 2021
Poem: ‘The Way of Karma’
Science in meter and verse
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OpinionOctober 22, 2021
What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics
A new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale
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ArtsOctober 15, 2021
Beethoven’s Unfinished 10th Symphony Brought to Life by Artificial Intelligence
Nearly 200 years after his death, the German composer’s musical scratch was pieced together by machine—with a lot of human help.
ArtsOctober 1, 2021
Poem: ‘Earth’s Accidents (Over Wadi Qumran)’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsOctober 1, 2021
Human Machinations around Animals, the Joy of Nature’s Eccentricities, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
ArtsSeptember 3, 2021
Summer of Science Reading, Episode 4: Navigating Loss and Hope with Nature
In Science Book Talk, a new four-part podcast miniseries, host Deboki Chakravarti acts as literary guide to two science books that share a beautiful and sometimes deeply resonant entanglement.
In this week’s show: World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Vesper Flights, by Helen Macdonald.
ArtsSeptember 1, 2021
A Plot Twist for Climate Change, the Power of Occam’s Razor, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
ArtsSeptember 1, 2021
Poem: ‘sap pitch and resin’
Science in meter and verse
ArtsSeptember 1, 2021
No Shrinking Violet
How Impressionist painters made an unusual color all the rage
ArtsAugust 1, 2021
Evolution of Cooperation, Animals’ Sensory Systems, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American