The idea of invisibility has a long and provocative history. I review Philip Ball's new book, Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen, in today's Globe and Mail newspaper.
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a half-century-old quest — but as I report in Slate Future Tense, there's a new, and very heated debate these days: Should we …
In a feature story for Cosmos magazine, I look at the James Webb Space Telescope. Bigger and better than the Hubble, the JWST will reveal the universe is a new …
In a wide-ranging interview for Quanta Magazine, I chat with Nobel Laureate physicist Steven Weinberg about physics, philosophy, and the future of science.
I'm pleased to be bringing The Science of Shakespeare to western Canada! I'll be lecturing in Regina on March 6, and in Edmonton on March 9. Both events are free …
Featured Book: Colliding Worlds, by Arthur I. Miller. Over the last 50 years, the world of modern art has been completely transformed, Arthur I. Miller argues, because of the influence …
Featured Book: Consciousness and the Brain, by Stanislas Deheane. Stanislas Deheane tackles the problem of consciousness, and tells us how his own research is helping to explain how that three-and-a-half …
Featured Book: Our Mathematical Universe, by Max Tegmark. How many universes are there, anyway? Physicist Max Tegmark says there could be an infinite number of universes, and he argues the …
I'm pleased to announce the launch of a new podcast called BookLab, hosted by myself and science journalist Amanda Gefter. Our goal with BookLab is to put science books under …
It's one of the largest and most ambitious observatories ever conceived: The James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. I report for Quirks & Quarks on my …
