Can We Achieve Perfect Health?
We can't evolve or engineer our diseases away. And besides, the arms race between viruses and our genes may mean health is a moving target, one that would be dangerous to reach.… More »
Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More
We can't evolve or engineer our diseases away. And besides, the arms race between viruses and our genes may mean health is a moving target, one that would be dangerous to reach.… More »
Like New York Tycoons of the past, the real estate mogul wants to construct memorials -- perhaps with the same grandiosity as his other architectural ventures.… More »
Of course, we must use car seats in some form to protect our children while we're driving, but what does all of that confinement mean for their behavioral and physical development?… More »
China's mammoth industrial engine is easily fed by mid-level technical workers, a class of labor America increasingly lacks… More »
Over-reliance on technology combined with personal overconfidence can be a deadly mix… More »
How disaster can strike, even 100 years after the Titanic… More »
In 20th-century America the public relations departments of corporations like DuPont and GE adopted the pose of a scientist inspecting a flask as an emblem of progressive research.… More »
Is it more rewarding to spend money on experiences or gadgetry?… More »
The early 20th century department store was more than a retailing machine. It was almost a house of worship.… More »
The web has changed the way people find out about the waves, for good and for ill.… More »
Whether you admire or detest him, it's important not to underestimate his intelligence or to discount his ability to connect as a lecturer.… More »
Not a man was lost during the expedition's nearly two-year ordeal at sea. Inspiring, sure, but not particularly relevant to today's leaders.… More »
Researchers are being asked not to publish how they made bird flu easier to transmit, but the fact it can be done may spark deviant ingenuity.… More »
If you think cellphone usage is dangerous, that's just one electronic risk among many… More »
There's now a staggering amount of relevant information young academics need to consume before embarking on significant careers… More »
Excessive fire suppression can lead to a buildup of combustible materials on the forest floor, giving rise to unusually intense fires… More »
Critics of the candidate's academic work are conjecturing in vain: a 40-year-old dissertation has little relevance in today's race… More »
Keeping a vehicle warm in the winter may not be as good of an idea as it sounds… More »
A sense of cultural superiority has fallen in recent years, but such statistics should be taken with a grain of salt… More »
Monochromatic images are still a viable medium for recording present-day events… More »
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