Cry the Beloved Country

But after a good cry, wipe the tears and take back our culture and values while we still can.

Stealth Infections

From the Black Death to polio, the most dangerous pathogens have moved silently, transmitted by apparently healthy people.

The Face of the fFsh

They’re not cuddly, they don’t behave at all like us – yet they are sentient. Why fish belong in the moral community.

How NASA Launched a Revolution in Biology

The space agency was conceived as an answer to Sputnik, but it quickly became much more.

An Invisible Hand

Patients aren’t being told about the AI systems advising their care— coming soon in The Last Casebook of Doctor Sababa.

The Harm in “Harm Reduction”

Vancouver’s experiment with safe-injection sites is a dead-end for addicts—and a public-health risk—like I’ve been saying.

Mars Is a Second-Rate Backup Plan

On the red planet, existential threats abound.

The Necessity of Awe

In awe we hold fast to nature’s strangeness and open up to the unknown. No wonder it’s central to the scientific imagination.

Lexicon for a Pandemic

Neologisms for coronavirus communication.