How Humans and Insects Conquered the Earth
E.O. Wilson discusses evolution and natural selection in The Social Conquest of Earth.
Searching for Nature’s Time Machines in Relics
A new book documents the creatures and places that can tell us about life on Earth millions of years ago.
Desktop Diaries: E. O. Wilson
In the latest installment of Science Friday’s Desktop Diaries series, ecologist Edward O. Wilson takes us on a tour of his office, located in Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology.
New York City’s Mayor is a Geek at Heart
Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses his vision to turn the Big Apple into the technology capital of the world.
How Homo sapiens Became Masters of the Planet
Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discusses our human origins in Masters of the Planet.
Art, Mind And Brain Intersect In Kandel’s Vienna
In his new book, neuroscientist Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th-century Vienna.
Losing Control In The Movies
A scientist stars as the main character in a new romantic comedy.
Picture An Embryo
Why does looking a picture of a human embryo elicit strong feelings?
Archaeologists Revisit Iraq
Stony Brook University archaeologist Elizabeth Stone describes her recent trip to Iraq.
‘Galileo’ Lives In A New Production
F. Murray Abraham stars in an off-Broadway production of Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Galileo.’