Science & Society

In the midst of a pandemic that has brought so much worry and loss, it’s natural to want to...

Schrödinger’s WebJonathan P. DowlingCRC Press, $40.95 When news broke last year that Google’s quantum computer Sycamore had performed a...

The Origins of YouJay Belsky, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt and Richie PoultonHarvard Univ., $35 Everyone has an opinion...

The pandemic has left millions of people across the United States unemployed. But survey data show that women have...

The emergency pivot to remote learning for K–12 students last spring illuminated longstanding educational fault lines in the United...

Mandatory mail-in voting leads to a slight uptick in voter turnout — for both Democrats and Republicans. That’s the...

Saving endangered species isn’t easy. Doing so requires the cooperation of many people — from scientists and conservation organizations...

It is a David and Goliath story for the Industrial Age. Young, idealistic Nikola Tesla came to the United...

Bringing rival groups together to reduce prejudices is not a new idea. But can positive contact help ethnic groups...

Galileo and the Science DeniersMario LivioSimon & Schuster, $28 In basketball, legends are often known by first name alone:...