Marble sculpture of Galileo Galilei contemplating the nature of the universe (Nov., 2019).
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash
Scientists can learn to do better science from philosophers
A new research paper demonstrates how science and philosophy exist on a continuum
A transcendental visualization of pi, for Pi Day
Let your mind drift in the styles of Marcel Duchamp and Philip Glass
Evolution is elegant but not when it's in David Sloan Wilson's hands
His new book "This View of Life" tries to wedge too much into one biological point of view
The slap-dash nature of evolution makes entertaining reading
Nathan Lents' new book details the accidental, incidental nature of human quirks
'Visualizing Disease' is an illuminating history of how we started to see medicine
Though beautifully printed, the book will most appeal to modern practitioners
The prolific life of Wang Zhenyi, autodidact, astronomer, and poet
Progressive in science and art, she disregarded sexist norms of Qing-dynasty China