Science & Technology

Alex Epstein explains why fossil fuels are the key to clean water and air, clean cities and homes, safety from catastrophic climate change.

Alex Epstein testifies before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and gives humanist perspective on fossil fuels and climate.

Alex Epstein shows how Democrats invariably "win" on energy and how Republicans can reframe the issue and create a winning energy platform.

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.

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.

Daniel Wahl reviews Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track, by Richard Feynman.

Daniel Wahl reviews The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough

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…

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…

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.