Inside Blockhouse 26

Inside Blockhouse 26

STEPHEN PINKER, a Harvard professor and author of several popular science books (The Blank Slate being perhaps the best known) last year wrote a short but potent article discussing the ongoing clashes between science and popular culture, religion, and the humanities....
Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for the Stars

EARLIER THIS YEAR the local paper, Florida TODAY—highly space-oriented, since its territory includes the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center—carried a front page story that brought back vivid memories. The article said that space...
Past Sins Remembered

Past Sins Remembered

IN MY FECKLESS YOUTH I once made a mathematical mistake, a technical error. Unfortunately, mine became embedded in the public consciousness throughout most of the world, and remains there today. I was reminded of this when reading an on-line European magazine report...