Technology and the Internet
Julian Bigelow, 89, an electrical engineer and mathematician who helped pioneer both cybernetics and computing, died Monday in Princeton, N.J., of unspecified causes.
Feb. 23, 2003
Science & Medicine
I am the wife of a mathematician--information that used to be a conversation-stopper.
March 22, 2002
World & Nation
German state election deals blow to Angela Merkel’s party
May 14, 2012
Obituaries
Last week I was invited to a colleague’s class at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism to talk about my 1998 biography of mathematical genius John Nash, “A Beautiful Mind.”
May 24, 2015
World Now
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
May 13, 2012
Books
Book review: ‘The Information’ by James Gleick
March 13, 2011
Following are excerpts from “The Emerging Third Culture” by John Brockman.
Nov. 28, 1991
This wide-ranging exploration of humanity’s struggle to make sense and maintain order of its ever-growing store of ideas and knowledge is a dense but engaging read.
Tina Fey recognized the types described in a book about teen behavior. The result: the feral ‘Mean Girls.’
April 29, 2004
March 13, 2002