21 years ago today, a human was defeated at chess by a computer for the first time. So we looked back to our coverage of artificial intelligence, filling our Public Bookshelf with articles on how ...
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Keyword of the Week: Revolution
This week Americans celebrated Independence Day. But freedom comes in many forms, and is won in many fashions. So we looked back to our coverage of revolutions, filling our Public Bookshelf with ...
Keyword of the Week: Pride
In tough times, LGBT Pride Month never fails to brighten our hearts. So we looked back to our coverage of pride, filling our Public Bookshelf with articles on a queered Choose-Your-Own ...
Keyword of the Week: Nuclear Weapons
This week featured a summit with nuclear warfare (ostensibly) on the line. So we looked back to our coverage of nuclear weapons, filling our Public Bookshelf with articles on the idealistic ...
Keyword of the Week: NASA
Now that the White House wants to sell the International Space Station to private companies, we asked ourselves just how important outer space and public infrastructure really are. So we looked back ...
Keyword of the Week: Working Class
The reboot of the sitcom Roseanne—which championed a narrow vision of working-class family life—has been cancelled. So we looked back to our coverage of the working class, filling our Public ...
Keyword of the Week: American Internment
We have no words for the detention of migrant children without their parents: except to note that this practice is legal, just like Japanese American internment, African American slavery, and ...
Keyword of the Week: Mothers
It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday! If you know a mom who loves to read, send her this week’s Public Bookshelf. It features four of our favorite PB articles about motherhood, including a review of Alison ...
Keyword of the Week: Animals
It’s nonhuman appreciation week at Public Books. This week’s Public Bookshelf features four PB articles about animals, on topics ranging from animal sentience to the anthropomorphic world of Zootopia ...
Keyword of the Week: France
On Sunday, eyes were on the French election as two candidates, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, advanced to a runoff that will determine the presidency next month. This week’s Public ...
Keyword of the Week: Hunger
Humanitarian groups are projecting four impending famines, in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Yemen. This week’s Public Bookshelf features Public Books articles about the history of food crises ...
Keyword of the Week: Supreme Court
After four days of confirmation hearings, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has vowed to filibuster the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. This week’s Public Bookshelf features ...
Keyword of the Week: Healthcare
House Republicans are attempting to replace the Affordable Care Act with legislation that that would disadvantage sick and low-income Americans. This week’s Public Bookshelf features four articles ...
Keyword of the Week: Russia
When we partnered with La Vie des Idées last year for a three-part series on “Russia Today,” we couldn’t have guessed how timely those essays would feel in 2017. This week’s Public Bookshelf ...