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Posted inBooks, Story
Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip
Louisiana serves as a terrifying example of what can become of a state that shortchanges science and environmental regulations to boost industry and infrastructure.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
Literature by the Numbers
Data journalist Ben Blatt takes his a mathematical approach to the writers of fiction.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Every Woman Her Own Bodyguard
Before women got the right to vote, they learned jiu-jitsu and boxing to defend themselves on the streets
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Why Oil-Loving Louisiana Should Embrace America’s Coming Offshore Wind Boom
The budding wind power industry is rich in jobs, and the people of south Louisiana are ready for clean energy.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Reading List
Popular Enough to Live: A Reading List About Crowdfunding Health Care
Sixty-three percent of Americans don’t have money to cover an emergency costing $500 or more. I’m one of them.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Here at the End of All Things
On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, History, Nonfiction
My Journey to the Heart of the FOIA Request
Fifty years ago, the Freedom of Information Act gave the public access to government secrets — all you had to do was ask. How a simple request became a bureaucratic nightmare.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Reading List
Seven Stories About the Science Behind Fast Food
Stories about how fast food co-opted science and technology to create more craveable products.
