The Last Bursts of Memory
As my father’s dementia progressed, the stories of his life became less accurate but more vivid
By James VanOosting Monday, December 5, 2016
Sisters of the Night Sky
The pioneering female scientists who first charted the universe
By Sam Kean Monday, December 5, 2016
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars By Dava Sobel
The Old Master
Neville Marriner breathed new life into Baroque music, with a sense of drive and panache
By Sudip Bose Monday, December 5, 2016
Waiting With Kipling
Kim, the Stoics, and the voices from my past
By Rachel Hadas Monday, December 5, 2016
Feeling No Pain
A philosopher argues we should not be misled by our hearts
By Nathalie Lagerfeld Monday, December 5, 2016
Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion Paul Bloom
The Gogol Notebook
Remembering Randall Jarrell’s passionate lectures on Russian literature and discovering the pangs of alienation that plagued the poet during his final years
By Angela Davis-Gardner Monday, December 5, 2016
“We Must Not Be Enemies”
Progressives who wish for a less reactionary America could begin by trying to understand the Trump voter
By Amitai Etzioni Monday, December 5, 2016
Milton Friedman’s Misadventures in China
The stubborn advocate of free markets tangles with the ideologues of a state-run economy
By Julian B. Gewirtz Monday, December 5, 2016
Selective Memory
Ideas do not always catch on right away
By Christoph Irmscher Monday, December 5, 2016
The Book That Changed America: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation By Randall Fuller
The Life Unlived
On W. G. Sebald and the uncertainties of time
By André Aciman Monday, December 5, 2016
Good Neighbors
When beavers came between us and a farmer down the road, we knew something more was at stake
By Tamara Dean Monday, December 5, 2016
Controlled Experiments
The Soviet Union’s ideological and inefficient view of science
By Aileen M. Kelly Monday, December 5, 2016
Stalin and the Scientists: A History of Triumph and Tragedy, 1905–1953 By Simon Ings
Homebodies
A life spent mainly in the company of cats has meant relishing the comforts of domesticity and solitude
By Kyoko Mori Monday, December 5, 2016
