Because art tends toward mystery, and the role of science is to dispel mystery, it is easy for the artist to turn his eye away from science’s domain. But this is a terrible mistake.

The word of our generation is ‘sustainable.’ Like ‘Choice’ and ‘Life,’ the word both describes an ideology and stands as ...

The sentimental value of books, while important in its own right, is not a valid argument against e-readers.

Art and science in Seurat are like two banks of the same river, forever facing one another, though separated by the river’s width.

What the LHC makes us confront is not immeasurability, but the mystery of what we measure.

Contemporary poetry’s opacity shouldn’t deter patrons from readings

“Hence the vanity of translation;” Percy Shelley wrote, “it were as wise to cast a violet into a crucible that ...

Writers should address scientific themes appropriately or not at all

Midway through “Generosity,” Richard Powers’ stunning new novel, the charming businessman and geneticist Robert Kurton participates in a public debate