Notes on interstellar hitchhikers and the origins of life.
Roberto Battiston | Aug 3, 2023
The pioneer of directed evolution reflects on her seminal work, being a woman in science, and her resilience in the face of personal tragedy.
Herlinde Koelbl | Aug 1, 2023
I asked immigrants from 28 countries why they're serving in the U.S. military — and it's not primarily to gain citizenship.
Sofya Aptekar | Jul 27, 2023
Philosopher Michael Marder explores the problematic figure of “talking trees," from the sacred grove of Dodona in ancient Greece, to the vegetalized human beings in Dante’s “Inferno.”
Michael Marder | Jul 25, 2023
Jorge Luis Borges was deeply inspired by the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, whose prints of imaginary prisons and palaces captured the Argentinian author's imagination.
Victor Plahte Tschudi | Jul 20, 2023
