Year: 2017
-
Unexpected Encounter: Understanding Globalism as a Political and Spiritual Term
Max Reif finds that connecting politics and spirituality is possible — even on Facebook.
-
A Middle-Aged Nonbeliever’s Look at God
Why is it easy for some to believe in something yet so difficult for others? Joshua Swainston recounts his adventures in the quest for faith.
-
20 Rides in 30 Days: Road Wisdom from Lyft Drivers
Echo Li rides around on Lyft for a month and finds out just who is driving.
-
-
Synapsida: Gotta Catch ’em All!
Bulbasaur! Jon Tennant excavates some Permian knowledge for you lovers of paleontology.
-
Free Thing of the Week: Photographs by William Gottlieb
The Free Thing returns! This episode: jazz photographer William Gottlieb, and his treasure trove of swing and bebop period photos.
-
“The Same Folly, the Same Fury”: A.V. Hill in 1933
Of nationalism and freedom, without which there can be no science. Hilda Bastian appreciates the life and work of Archibald V. Hill, and finds in it a warning for science today.
-
Indefensible: World Wide Web Consortium Wants the Web to be Even Less Secure
You’ve found a security hole in your web browser? Prepare to be sued. Cory Doctorow writes about W3C’s latest bungle over DRM and security.
-
The Trouble With Trade: People Understand It
Dean Baker takes on the mythology of trade deniers who assure us that nothing is wrong.
