Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World. Our modern world runs […]
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Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Skip to content Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes. […]
A Google insider spills the tea on how the company forsook its founding ideals
Skip to content Claire Stapleton’s new book, Don’t Be Evil, recounts her journey from company cheerleader to outspoken dissident. In […]
Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii’s final day
NatGeo’s Pompeii: Out of Time fuses historical fact and imagination to bring city’s last 24 hours to life. The sun […]
How to burst the AI bubble: Strike at its roots
Skip to content Sci-fi author/tech journalist Cory Doctorow on his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI. […]
How our digital devices are putting our right to privacy at risk
the perils of self-surveillance Law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson chats with Ars about his new book, Your Data Will Be […]
What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
Three main theories There are many theories about what happened to Earhart, including a 1970 book claiming that Earhart had […]
A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science
Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore Credit: Princeton University Press Earthquakes, […]
Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
Gamwell sees echoes of Mitchell’s dark stars, for instance, in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “A Descent Into the Maelstrom,” […]