Science & Technology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Reforming STEM to Strengthen the Nation
This article is adapted from a talk delivered at the 2025 National Conservatism Conference. Let the laser…
Sage Against the Machine
When I was a first-year doctoral student in England, a venerable Cambridge don whom I will not…
Poetry vs. AI
As the purveyors of artificial intelligence attempt to replace literature with a deluge of slop, it is…
Technological Nationalism
Some years ago, I was visiting an acquaintance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had a few friends over…
Screen-Obsessed and Isolated: New and Notable Books
As readers of First Things well know, more and more examinations of the threat of technology to…
As Long as You’re Living
I first heard Robert Munsch in second grade. Our teacher read his 1986 classic Love You Forever…
The Cambrian Implosion
A historical moment ago, it was too obvious for words, but: Life is a blessing. So to…
Zombie Bioethics
A recent article in MIT Technology Review carries the strange title, “Ethically sourced ‘spare’ human bodies could…
Tyler Robinson and the Violence of Porn
Multiple media outlets have reported that Tyler Robinson, the alleged murderer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was…
The Art of the Proof (ft. J. Jacob Tawney)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, J. Jacob Tawney…
A Life Worth Hacking
Earlier this year, I traveled to Texas to spend a few days with a few thousand people…
B. F. Skinner Is Back
In the summer of 1942, Arthur D. Hyde, vice president in charge of research at General Mills,…
Eugenics Under the Flag of Choice
On August 7, Ross Douthat interviewed Noor Siddiqui on his podcast Interesting Times. Siddiqui is the founder…
Why the Church Must Lead the Tech Age
Tomorrow’s leaders are no longer just presidents, prime ministers, or generals. Power to shape society is shifting…
The AI Cheating Epidemic
Last spring, some of my graduating seniors felt obligated to take me aside before graduation, as if…
