Green shoots: Let the post-pandemic city grow wild
Every city has acres of in-between land that, if managed well, could become oases of greenery. With cities reconfiguring themselves post the pandemic,...
Perils of networking: Addressing social media’s greatest perils
Fear is weaponised even more than hate by leaders who seek to spark violence. Understanding the distinction between fear-inducing and hateful speech...
In memoriam: Wolfgang Schivelbusch, polymathic cultural historian
He wrote them in his native German (most were translated into English) from his Manhattan apartment, where he spent winters, and his home in Berlin,...
Fruitarian frogs may be doing flowers a favour
In other words, the frogs may disperse the plant’s seeds and pollinate its flowers — which would be the first time this has been seen in an amphibian.
Matter over mind: This robot can paint. But can it be considered art?
This has mainly been manifest in the project known as FRIDA, the latest iteration of which was rhythmically whirring away in a corner of the lab....
Post the pandemic: How well does masking work?
We should be systematically studying pandemic mitigation efforts in order to ‌learn which interventions are effective and how best to employ them. We...
Why worry about nuclear waste
Many believe nuclear waste poses an enormous and terrifying threat. But, this misunderstanding is holding us back from embracing a powerful, clean...
Republicans playing into hands of Putin, Xi
The world might be looking to the United States for strong, steady leadership. But congressional brinkmanship on the debt ceiling sends an opposite...
