Science
The Hope and Hype of Fusion Energy, Explained
Advances in the potential energy source may not be about electricity, at least at first.
The Health Risks of Microplastics, Explained
They are likely harmful, but we need more data.
The Wonder of the Universe’s Weirdness
How quantum physics can push us to look up, in ‘desperate puzzlement.’
When Historians Go Bananas
The relentless search for racism in the past has reached the point of diminishing returns.
The Argument of Two Italians Over Science and the Senses
Galileo and Thomas Aquinas show two views of how humans come to know the cosmos.
The Strangeness of Psychotic Jew-Hatred
Antisemitism remains astonishingly common, especially in its less feverish expression.