Amid all the imperial aspiration, wooly-minded New Age mythologizing, and pure unadulterated commerce, the obelisk stands tall.
Brian A. Curran, Anthony Grafton, Pamela O. Long, and Benjamin Weiss | Dec 16, 2019
From field recordings to bird box automata and clocks, humans have been reproducing and utilizing bird sound for centuries.
John Bevis | Dec 12, 2019
“It’s inconceivable, so I must conceive of it in spite of everything.”
Georges Didi-Huberman | Nov 12, 2019
Emil du Bois-Reymond proclaimed the mystery of consciousness, championed the theory of natural selection, and revolutionized the study of the nervous system. Today, he is all but forgotten.
Gabriel Finkelstein | Nov 7, 2019
When a major trade association for the paint industry reported the rising popularity of kitchens in canary yellow and chartreuse, the household equipment industry took notice.
Regina Lee Blaszczyk | Oct 31, 2019
The use of the couch in psychoanalysis evolved in part from traditions of sanatorium- and asylum-based somatic therapies.
Nathan Kravis | Sep 23, 2019
To see how drug use can cause synesthesia, I reviewed two centuries' worth of bizarre literary and pharmacological experiments. Here’s what I found.
Crétien van Campen | Sep 9, 2019
The author of “Food Routes” fields questions on food deserts, fish sauce, and more.
The Editors | Sep 5, 2019
Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." premiered in January 1921. Its influence cannot be overstated.
John M. Jordan | Jul 29, 2019
A combination of greed, colonial mismanagement, and gross incompetence has brought Nauru, once dubbed ‘Pleasant Island,’ to the brink of collapse.
Peter Dauvergne | Jul 22, 2019
