An excerpt from Didier Eribon's book "The Life, Old Age, and Death of a Working-Class Woman," a personal and philosophical reflection on the question of old age as a limit concept of Western thought.
Didier Eribon | Oct 7
The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and prestige. Its future is now uncertain.
Jonathan D. Moreno | Oct 2
Karel Styblo’s life work against tuberculosis created a system that has saved millions, even if his name remains largely unknown.
Tom Frieden | Sep 29
Esolangs, or esoteric programming languages, highlight the hidden metaphors and conventions that structure mainstream programming.
Daniel Temkin | Sep 25
Alan Turing and John von Neumann saw it early: the logic of life and the logic of code may be one and the same.
Blaise Agüera y Arcas | Sep 22
