Brother Guy Consolmagno of the Vatican Observatory landed on the Colbert Report earlier this month, and I totally missed it until now! Consolmagno is an author of one of our perpetually best-loved astronomy...
Finally, someone went and scientifically analyzed that “old book” smell that we in publishing love so much. Thanks, Britain! Read more at UPI >> Read More ?
Political commentary proceeds by means of debate rather than report today. This is an understandable consequence of the new technology, which makes engagement easy. The heightened exposure to debate is...
Tonight, through December 6, the Empire State Building will light up blue for Cambridge’s 800th Anniversary! Keep an eye out. The schedule can be found here >> Plenty of folks here in NY will...
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Mike Hulme has given us the most eloquently clear and reasonable outlook on the intersection of science, politics, economics, and the public that I have yet come across. *...
This is the traditional time of year when people (particularly parents) consider the purchase of a telescope as a holiday gift. A loved one — often a child, but not always — shows an interest...
Writing for NYRBlog, nuclear weapons expert Jeremy Bernstein explains Iran’s efforts to produce nuclear material — something they’re already doing at an alarming rate. Bernstein’s...
In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace fills us in on great works of the master. Wallace is author of Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times, available now! To subscribe,...
In last Friday’s Daily News, Stephen Norwood attacks Princeton and Columbia universities for their cancellations of speeches by Nonie Darwish – feminist and critic of radical Islam. Norwood...
Happy birthday, Origin! 150 years ago today, Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection was published. We’ve released an anniversary edition, with an introduction by...
In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace discusses major works of the master. Wallace is author of Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times. This week, I’m posting...
The excellent Civil War Book Review of LSU recently posted Grady Atwater’s review of Robert McGlone’s John Brown’s War Against Slavery. With the 150th anniversary of Harper’s Ferry...