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Our Age of Zombie Culture

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. It’s not alive, but it’s not dead, either. It consumes a vast amount of resources.…

What It’s Like to Brainstorm with a Bot

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Contrary to what many of my friends believe, good academics are always working—at least in the sense that when we’re stuck on a problem, which is most of the time, it’s…

The Futility of Simulating Nature

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Devils Hole pupfish is often described—probably accurately—as the “rarest fish in the world.” The fish is about an inch long and sapphire blue, with wary-looking dark eyes. It lives in…