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One of the 20th century’s most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.

If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?

The physicist was both a gentleman and scholar.

Richard Feynman wrote a lot of things. Here, you can read his most touching letter.

Don’t believe in dark matter or dark energy? Your view of the Universe just got a lot more difficult. If you ask an astrophysicist what’s the greatest puzzle in the […]

Schrodinger’s cat is one of the most famous thought experiments of all time, but what does it mean for science, and what happens to the poor cat?

Work on “memes” by Richard Dawkins provides insight on the spread of thought viruses.

Artists such as Glenn Ligon still look to comedian Richard Pryor to make sense of the African-American experience.

Michael Jackson proudly wore the crown as the “King of Pop” until his death in 2009. In the visual arts, at least for Americans, Andy Warhol’s ruled as the “King […]

Not only is religion just as bad as an infectious disease, Mr. Dawkins also says it is a form of child abuse.

Just when you think a contemporary art megastar such as Damien Hirst has done his worst to make a mockery of the modern art world, he finds a new weapon […]

Mention the school of Pop Art to casual art lovers and you’ll immediately get the response, “Andy Warhol.” Warhol sucks up most of the oxygen in any discussion of Pop, […]

James Wood is probably the best literary critic working today. If he wrote a review of the phone book, I would read it. This week, though, I find myself disagreeing […]

The Strange Death of Radical Journalism  And so to another inconvenient truth that should trouble anyone interested in the clash of ideas, real passion in journalism, polemic and a radicalism […]

Here is Part 1 of my notes from our day with Will Richardson. You also can see the live chat and/or follow the Twitter conversation and/or participate in EtherPad. I’m […]

In DC over the weekend, the conversational buzz at coffee shops, wine bars, and holiday parties has focused on the graphic reports of Saddam Hussein’s execution. Friends from both sides […]

The body of a man who died after falling 1,500 feet into a volcano, when ice gave way while he was posing for a photograph, has been recovered by would-be rescue services.

“It’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”

From acclaimed novels to heretical treatises, sometimes a writer just doesn’t want to put their name on the cover.

How many scientists does it take to ruin a good conspiracy?

They’re in our brains, hearts, and blood — but what are they doing to us?

Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?

From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.

Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.

Various environmental phenomena can play tricks on our brain.

Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.

Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?

Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.

When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won’t rely on science to identify them.

Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.