In his famous 1959 Rede lecture at Cambridge University, the scientifically-trained novelist C.P. Snow described science and the humanities as "two cultures," separated by a "gulf of mutual incomprehension." And the humanists had all the cultural power—the low prestige of science, Snow argued, left Western leaders too little educated in scientific subjects that were increasingl...(展开全部)

In his famous 1959 Rede lecture at Cambridge University, the scientifically-trained novelist C.P. Snow described science and the humanities as "two cultures," separated by a "gulf of mutual incomprehension." And the humanists had all the cultural power—the low prestige of science, Snow argued, left Western leaders too little educated in scientific subjects that were increasingl...(展开全部)

Climate change, the energy crisis, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of the twenty-first century require scientific solutions, yet America is paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than one minute is devoted to science, and the number of newspapers with science sections has shrunk from ninety-five to thirty-th...(展开全部)

Climate change, the energy crisis, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of the twenty-first century require scientific solutions, yet America is paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than one minute is devoted to science, and the number of newspapers with science sections has shrunk from ninety-five to thirty-th...(展开全部)

"The future," as the author William Gibson once noted, "is already here. It's just unevenly distributed." WHIPLASH is a postcard from that future. The world is more complex and volatile today than at any other time in our history. The tools of our modern existence are getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, just as billions of strangers around the world are...(展开全部)

"The future," as the author William Gibson once noted, "is already here. It's just unevenly distributed." WHIPLASH is a postcard from that future. The world is more complex and volatile today than at any other time in our history. The tools of our modern existence are getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, just as billions of strangers around the world are...(展开全部)

'Destined to be a classic' Nouriel RoubiniA hopeful and empowering vision for how to reconnect with each other and heal our divides.'Fascinating' Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'A hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely' Philippa Perry 'Timely and important' Charlie Brooker Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was al...(展开全部)

'Destined to be a classic' Nouriel RoubiniA hopeful and empowering vision for how to reconnect with each other and heal our divides.'Fascinating' Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'A hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely' Philippa Perry 'Timely and important' Charlie Brooker Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was al...(展开全部)

塞德里克•迪朗（Cédric Durand），法国知名经济学家，在巴黎第十三大学和巴黎高等商学院教授经济学和发展理论。他秉承马克思主义和法法国调节学派的政治经济学的传统，撰写了多篇关于欧元危机、金融化与全球化关系以及后苏联转型的文章。他的文章被国内外知名学术期刊和媒体广泛引用。他还是《激进在线》期刊的编委会成员。著有《技术封建主义》。

The battles over evolution, climate change, childhood vaccinations, and the causes of AIDS, alternative medicine, oil shortages, population growth, and the place of science in our country—all are reaching a fevered pitch. Many people and institutions have exerted enormous efforts to misrepresent or flatly deny demonstrable scientific reality to protect their nonscientific ideol...(展开全部)