Science & Technology
Science & Technology
Alex Epstein on How Fossil Fuels Make the Environment Cleaner and Safer
Craig Biddle April 21, 2016
Alex Epstein explains why fossil fuels are the key to clean water and air, clean cities and homes, safety from catastrophic climate change.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Alex Epstein Gives U.S. Senate a Humanist Perspective on Fossil Fuels and Climate
Craig Biddle April 12, 2016
Alex Epstein testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and gives humanist perspective on fossil fuels and climate.
Politics & Rights, Science & Technology
Alex Epstein’s Prescriptions for Republican Success on Energy
Craig Biddle April 12, 2016
Alex Epstein shows how Democrats invariably "win" on energy and how Republicans can reframe the issue and create a winning energy platform.
Science & Technology
Alex Epstein’s Principled Mind in Motion
Craig Biddle April 5, 2016
If just a handful more intellectuals achieved Epstein’s level of knowledge, competence, and eloquence, we would soon be living in a markedly better world.
Education & Parenting, Science & Technology
Doug Peltz on Science Education and Mystery Science
Daniel Wahl December 12, 2015
Peltz discusses MS's efforts to inspire kids to love science, to investigate questions, and to pursue the knowledge they need to make sense of the world.
Reviews, Science & Technology
Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track, by Richard Feynman
Daniel Wahl December 12, 2015
Daniel Wahl reviews Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track, by Richard Feynman.
History, Reviews, Science & Technology
The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough
Daniel Wahl September 3, 2015
Daniel Wahl reviews The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough
Reviews, Science & Technology
The Frackers, by Gregory Zuckerman
Earl Parson February 20, 2015
The Frackers, by Gregory Zuckerman. New York: Portfolio, 2013. 404 pp. $29.95 (hardcover). The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, the second book by Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman, tells the story of the development, over the past several decades, of the amazing technology by…
Reviews, Science & Technology
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, by Alex Epstein
Ari Armstrong February 20, 2015
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, by Alex Epstein. New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2014. 256 pp. $27.95 (hardcover). Who would argue that producing and using fossil fuels is not only not shameful, but also positively virtuous? Alex Epstein would. And he has done so eloquently and thoroughly in his book, The…
Science & Technology
Alex Epstein’s The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels: A High-Test Success
Ari Armstrong December 14, 2014
Alex Epstein focuses on two essential points: We should consider the profound benefits of fossil fuels, not just its costs and problems; and we should measure these benefits and costs by the standard of human life, not untouched nature. Epstein reviews relevant scientific and historical facts in view of those major themes.