An interesting debate between modernists and postmodernists emerged in the 1990s called the science wars. The debate highlighted the fact that—as has been popularized at least since C. P. Snow’s ...

“The Last Jedi” is set in large part in a green, mountainous landscape inhabited by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) — an old, grizzled dude with flowing robes and mysterious powers. The plot involves ...

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You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. You might assume that "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," which is still set in a “galaxy far, far away,” would have little to ...

The Star Wars franchise permeates modern pop culture. But does this amazing fictional universe hold water in the real one? Join host Abigail Bollenbach as she walks you through the science of Star ...

Did you miss the “science wars”? While the “culture wars” provoked endless controversy, setting vocal champions of multiculturalism against loud defenders of the old order, the corresponding ...

The relationship between the humanities and the sciences, including some quarters of the social sciences, has become strained, to put it mildly. Developments in cognitive neuroscience and other fields ...