A Guide for Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
Masha Gessen’s book Surviving Autocracy is an indictment on the media, the Democratic party, and the past 30 years of politics in the current Trump era.
Literature
Michael Brooks Tours the Intellectual Dark Web
In May of 2018, New York Times columnist, Bari Weiss, penned an article about the “renegades of the web”, the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). The term, coined by the mathematician, Eric Weinstein, encompassed the following individuals: psychologist, self-help author, and university celebrity, Jordan Peterson; podcaster, atheist, and neuroscientist, Sam Harris; biologist, a former professor at …
The Woman Who Mistook Her Motorbike for a Bed and Other Tales by Guy Leschziner
In Britain, neurologist Guy Leschziner runs one of the busiest clinics in the country. While many neurologists see patients with rare disorders of the nervous system, Leschziner frequently receives cases that deal with the still-mysterious world of sleep. While the frequent insomnia patient is always at the doorsteps of the clinic, other cases tend to …
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Christof Koch and The Feeling of Life Itself
Christof Koch unleashes theories, models, and possibilities on the “hard problem.” Can The Feeling of Life Itself end the speculation around consciousness?
Judith Grisel and the Brain That’s Never Satisfied
Judith Grisel was only 13 years old when she got drunk. It was her first time, but the buzz that alcohol produced in her brain was enough to start a series of events that would lead her into the drug world. She started with alcohol; later, with marijuana and cocaine; until she ended up shooting …
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Robert Caro on How To Write a Biography
Robert Caro has researched the life of Robert Moses and former President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. And yet, we know very little about his.
Letters from an Astrophysicist: Neil deGrasse Tyson Keeps on Educating
“Hello Dr. Tyson,” starts the letter directed at astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson: “My question to you is… do you believe in a supernatural being such as God and the prospects of an afterlife? If not, then what, or how, do you explain it (the concept of religion and why some believe) to your children?” Mr. …
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Lawrence Weschler and the Early Days of Oliver Sacks
Lawrence Weschler was intended to write a profile piece on Oliver Sacks. Forty years later, an empathic and balanced biography emerges.
When Reading: The Print Over the Digital Screen
While many media traditional outlets want to transition to digital, recent research show that we still prefer the print over the digital screen.
Annaka Harris Gives A Brief Tour to Consciousness
Annaka Harris takes the complex task of giving the public a brief tour about the mystery of consciousness. Her debut book in less than 120 pages tells more about being conscious than many books with over 400+ pages.