The Case Against “STEM” How blurring the line between science and technology puts both at risk M. Anthony Mills
Disarming Frontline Doctors In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk. Devorah Goldman
Introducing “Projects for Renewal” How to rebuild our culture’s relationship with science and technology The Editors of The New Atlantis
Recovering Old Age Covid has laid bare our warehousing attitude toward the elderly. Have we forgotten what aging is for? Joseph E. Davis and Paul Scherz
A Bioethics of the Strong Fixated on autonomy, liberal bioethics forgets its mandate to protect the weak. James Mumford
A Scientist’s Mind, A Poet’s Soul On the unified cosmic vision of Alexander von Humboldt, the nineteenth century’s great naturalist-adventurer Algis Valiunas
The Egghead Gap If America wants to keep China from setting the global course of science, we need a crash program to recruit international talent. Caleb Watney
Democracy and the Nuclear Stalemate How moving beyond the scientism of the nuclear debate could deliver a long-awaited climate breakthrough — and generate fresh ideas for a more productive politics. Taylor Dotson and Michael Bouchey
The End of History and the Fast Man Bidding farewell to America’s car culture — and its democratic virtues Adam J. White
Science as Scorekeeping On Covid-19, America’s political leaders need to stop acting like spectators and get in the game. Brendan Foht
How We Reason About Covid Tradeoffs Our pandemic decisions should be about defending the dignity of suffering people, not choosing between lives and money. Ben Peterson
January 7, 2021 The New Strain: How Bad Is It? A Q&A for the frazzled — and a case for action Brendan Foht and Ari Schulman
January 8, 2021 Visiting Grandparents Is Essential The triumph of the economic in the vaccine priority debate Brandon McGinley
Winter 2021 Disarming Frontline Doctors In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk. Devorah Goldman
January 8, 2021 Visiting Grandparents Is Essential The triumph of the economic in the vaccine priority debate Brandon McGinley
Winter 2021 Disarming Frontline Doctors In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk. Devorah Goldman
Fall 2019 After Climate Despair The hope for a global conversion to austerity has failed to stop climate change. What comes next? Matt Frost
Winter/Spring 2013 Do Elephants Have Souls? On the evidence for non-human intelligence, awareness, and emotion Caitrin Keiper
Summer 2010 How Can I Possibly Be Free? Why the neuroscientific case against free will is wrong Raymond Tallis
