ArtsDecember 1, 2021
Rachel Carson’s Explorations of the Sea, the Human Relationship with Elephants, and More
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
Arts
ArtsNovember 10, 2021
How an Award-Winning Illustrator Weaves Emotion into Science
Award-winning science illustrator Fatinha Ramos creates intimate artwork that brings science stories to life
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ArtsNovember 1, 2021
What We Lose as Snowfall Disappears, the Science behind Aesop’s Fables, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
ArtsNovember 1, 2021
Poem: ‘The Way of Karma’
Science in meter and verse
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
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
Human Machinations around Animals, the Joy of Nature’s Eccentricities, and Other New Books
Recommendations from the editors of Scientific American
ArtsOctober 1, 2021
Poem: ‘Earth’s Accidents (Over Wadi Qumran)’
Science in meter and verse
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
No Shrinking Violet
How Impressionist painters made an unusual color all the rage
ArtsSeptember 1, 2021
Poem: ‘sap pitch and resin’
Science in meter and verse