Ten books to read if “A Brief History of Time” was too brief for you

Following the death of Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time is once again on the bestseller lists. But what if you want more? Amanda Gefter (my co-host for the …

In a special episode of BookLab, Amanda Gefter and I look back at Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, 30 years after its publication. (Available on iTunes or on …

Against all odds, Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time became a runaway bestseller. In this feature for Slate, I examine why.

The world has lost a great mind with the death of physicist Stephen Hawking. His ideas were famously inpenetrable, at least for the non-specialist — but his goal, in fact, …

Einstein was a genius — but he was also human. Occasionally, he slipped up. In this feature for NBCnews.com, I look at three of Einstein's biggest mistakes.    

We admire creativity — but we also want to dissect it; to understand it. In my first review for the Los Angeles Review of Books, I weigh in on The …

Episode 15 of BookLab is now out, featuring AI, evolution, and more! We're on iTunes, and you can also find us on SoundCloud. Enjoy!  

I explore the real-life science behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, published 200 years ago, in this feature for Mental Floss.    

Science is rooted in "empiricism" — the idea that the only way to learn about nature is via experiment and observation. But what if you could gain new knowledge just …

For the first time in nearly half a century, NASA is hoping to send astronauts beyong low-earth orbit. I wrote about the proposed Deep Space Gateway in this feature story …