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The children’s show putting mental health on screen
‘Lulubug’s Garden’ is teaching kids how to talk about big feelings long before they encounter any mental health challenges
Some Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, not so much.
Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot.
Parker Health Group names new CEO as longtime leader retires
Mark Lenhard will join Piscataway-based Parker Health Group in December, succeeding Roberto Muñiz after nearly 28 years of leadership.
Rockstar Games Confirms Next Official GTA 6 Update for October 5
Grand Theft Auto fans looking forward to the long-awaited GTA 6 should circle their calendars for Monday, October 5.
Scientists Find First-Ever Cases of Feline Marfan Syndrome in Cat Siblings Gary and Shaggy. Here’s What That Means
The genetic condition, which is typically found in humans, typically causes symptoms like unusually long limbs and near-sightedness
Is coffee good or bad? Studies vary, but this New Orleans cardiologist has done the research.
This New Orleans doctor has spent years researching the long-term effects of drinking coffee. Here's what he's found.
Is Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Still Undervalued As Its Stock Sits At $22.14?
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) recently caught investor attention after its latest trading session, with the share price closing at $22.14 even as recent month and past 3 months returns show declines. Zooming out, Elanco Animal Health has a 1-day share price return of 1.70% at $22.14, while the 30-day and 90-day share price returns are down 9.63% and 11.90%, which points to fading short-term momentum even as the 3-year total shareholder return of 131.59% signals a much stronger longer-run...
Johnson & Johnson, AOA Reveal Menopause Eye Health Gap
Global research by Johnson & Johnson and Ipsos finds vision is overlooked as a menopause symptom, revealing a gap in longevity care
The Newcastle United heroes and villains of the 2020s
Here at The Mag we invited a number of regular/irregular contributors to give us their Newcastle United heroes and villains. Our thanks to David Hutchinson (you can hear Hutch every week on The Mag Podcast, along with Simon and Jamie, discussing all things NUFC) for taking up the challenge.
🗞️ Headlines: Spain sweep all, Italy swoon over Endrick..
The final weekend of this long international break continues, bringing plenty of football and plenty of news. So let’s take a look at today’s front pages from the main sports newspapers...MARCAASM...
3 Big Questions for the A's This Offseason
With a GM vacancy, a need for pitching, and veterans who may no longer fit the roster as we look ahead, the A's will have plenty of big decisions to make this offseason.
Presbyterian clears St. Thomas, 55-21
The nation's fifth-longest FCS home winning streak stayed intact in dominant fashion on Saturday afternoon, as the Presbyterian College football team put the pedal to the metal and raced past St. Thomas by a final score of 55-21.
Can a civility pledge help address our toxic politics?
By Vince Bzdek It has been a tale of two cities in Colorado Springs in recent weeks. On Sept. 17, a nine-hour-long city council meeting on the merits of the Project Taurus data center devolved into violence when Colorado Springs Police brawled with several audience members after two men tried to shield a woman who […]
Barkov Injury Update Leaves Panthers In a Sticky Spot
The updates on Aleksander Barkov are coming in fast and furious on Saturday, with several insiders posting news about his injury scare and how long the Florida Panthers superstar is expected to be out of action. Is it short-term? Is it long-term? Long enough that the Panthers will try to make a trade?Barkov Goes on […] The post Barkov Injury Update Leaves Panthers In a Sticky Spot appeared first on HEAVY.
Barstool's Dave Portnoy pulled from Fox's 'Big Noon Kickoff' appearances, AP source says
Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox's “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame college football show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.The person talked to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision has not been publicly announced.
Barstool's Dave Portnoy pulled from Fox's 'Big Noon Kickoff' appearances, AP source says
Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.
Oregon State football at Colorado State live updates, streaming info
Oregon State football will take on Colorado State in Week 5 of the 2026 college football season. Follow along for live updates, streaming info, more.
Fourth RuneScape MMO Built With Unreal Engine in the Works, Jagex Announces RuneScape Animation With MoistCr1TiKaL
Developer Jagex has announced a fourth MMO in the long-running RuneScape franchise, as well as an animated adaptation.
What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
A pulse of warm water hitting the Pacific coast could mean erosion and flooding
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don't curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub or a swimming pool during an earthquake. In the ocean, they are bulges of water that lift the sea level as they move along the coast.
Maryland football vs. Nebraska game thread: updates, highlights & more
Follow along with us as the Terps begin their Big Ten slate looking for a win.
Barstool's Dave Portnoy blames Ohio State, Ryan Day for 'Big Noon Kickoff' exit
Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy will no longer appear on Fox Sports' "Big Noon Kickoff," according to The Athletic.Per the report, Portnoy blamed Ohio State and coach Ryan Day for the decision.
Dave Portnoy Says Ohio State Football Coach Ryan Day Led to His Ouster From Fox’s ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
Football fans tuning in to Big Noon Kickoff on Fox Sports on Saturdays will no longer be watching Dave Portnoy and his Barstool Sports crew, reported the New York Times. Barstool founder Portnoy, 49, confirmed the news and claimed that Ohio State University was to blame. Portnoy is a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan, […]
Arsenal reignites interest in Spanish full back
Arsenal are one of the clubs that have held a long-standing interest in Ivan Fresneda, having followed the Spanish right-back since his time at Real Valladolid.Fresneda was tipped for greatness when h...
Watch Notre Dame get on the board at North Carolina
Notre Dame used a long touchdown pass from CJ Carr to Jordan Faison to get its first score against North Carolina.
Does Texas football play today? No. 1 Longhorns' remaining schedule
After going 4-0 to begin the season, top-ranked Texas football now awaits a matchup with bitter rival Oklahoma.
Flooding forced traumatic moves to Oʻahu for longterm patients, but health, spirits improve with return to Maui
Some residents of Hale Makamae, the only intermediate care facility for adults with developmental disabilities, are now back at Maui Memorial Medical Center as they await the $65 million renovation and reopening of their longterm facility at Kula Hospital.
Michigan State football at Wisconsin: Live updates
Follow along here for live updates as Michigan State hits the road to face Wisconsin.
Wyman Duggan makes up ground against Donna Deegan in fundraising race, but there's a long way to go still
Qualifying isn't until January, but the real race has begun in Jacksonville.
Bye week open thread
Ah, the sweet relief of a stress-free Saturday watching college football. The No. 1 Texas Longhorns will head into the Cotton Bowl next weekend against the Oklahoma Sooners as the top-ranked team in both polls after the season’s only bye week affords the burnt orange and white faithful a chance to relax and enjoy the […]
Trinity Health Ann Arbor paves the way with new aortic valve procedure
Cardiac surgeons at Trinity Health Hospital in Ann Arbor are using robotic assistance to pave the way for a new aortic valve surgery procedure. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it—new research
Anyone with ovaries who lives long enough will experience menopause. While menopause is a natural transition in midlife, it can strongly affect a person's quality of life and their current and future ...
Chang’e-6 lunar soil contains a surprising magnetic time capsule
Scientists studying Chang’e-6 lunar soil have discovered a previously unknown magnetic mineral in natural Moon samples: a form of metallic iron called γ-Fe. Found inside tiny impact-glass particles, the nanoscale iron can preserve a stable magnetic signal, potentially acting like a microscopic fossil of the Moon’s long-lost magnetic field.
AROUND THE LAKES: Geneva Theatre Guild announces 49th season
GENEVA — The Geneva Theatre Guild has announced its 49th season, a dynamic year of theater that celebrates local talent, classic storytelling, and the Guild’s long tradition of community‐driven artistry.
How to watch Junipero Serra vs Valley Christian high school football
You can watch Junipero Serra football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Valley Christian High School (San Jose).
Massive Entertainment: The Next Chapter Begins
Ubisoft’s Creative House 2 is named Massive Entertainment, becoming the global label for Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, alongside new original IP including March of Giants.
Golden State Warriors hoping for health on North Shore
The Golden State Warriors are heading into the preseason long on experience and short on healthy bodies.
5 Must-Visit Places for Science in Paris
From the pioneering work of Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur to today’s research into space, medicine, climate and technology, scientific discovery has long been woven into the country’s history.
Ryan Field’s debut delivers a major moment for Northwestern football
The Wildcats opened their long-awaited new home Friday night with a charged atmosphere, an announced sellout crowd and the type of performance David Braun believes can propel the program forward.
Not Completely Out Of The Blue: Introducing The Longines Spirit Pilot And Spirit Pilot Flyback With Blue Dials
✓ Not completely out of the blue ✓ Introducing the Longines Spirit Pilot and Spirit Pilot Flyback with blue dials in fan-favorite sizes ✓
Artists remember veteran concert producer Susan Lim and her decades in entertainment
Photo from Facebook/@susan.o.lim Artists and colleagues are remembering veteran concert producer Susan Lim for a career that spanned Philippine productions and overseas tours for Filipino performers. Lim died Sept. 14. Pops Fernandez, Martin Nievera and Roderick Paulate were among those who later shared public tributes, recalling both her work in entertainment and their longtime friendships with her. Lim had been active in…
Wolff: “It’s difficult to cope” for Russell seeing Antonelli pace
The Bahrain GP in Malaysia represents a crucial moment in the Championship for Mercedes, who introduce a series of long-awaited upgrades to the W17. These updates are the first major aerodynamic changes for Mercedes in several months, who are finally responding to the developments from other teams - most notably McLaren. Despite the relative delay …
Detroit Pistons’ Bickerstaff On Duren: ‘That’s Our Guy’
Now that Jalen Duren is signed long-term, the Pistons can prepare for their first pre-season contest on Oct. 5 against the Phoenix Suns
‘I didn’t realize he was this soft’: Dave Portnoy blames Ryan Day’s ‘temper tantrums’ for being removed from ‘Big Noon Kickoff’
Dave Portnoy and other top personalities at Barstool Sports have been a part of Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff college football pregame show for a little over a year. That is now over, with The Athletic reporting on Friday evening that Barstool Sports would no longer feature on the program. Sources told The Athletic that “there…
How to watch Thompson vs Hoover High School football
You can watch Thompson football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Hoover High School.
Flagstaff Science Festival highlights 25 years as dark sky city
The Flagstaff Science Festival, the nation’s longest-running free science festival, continues this weekend.
Flagstaff Science Festival highlights 25 years as dark sky city
The Flagstaff Science Festival, the nation’s longest-running free science festival, continues this weekend.
'I'm Going To Lose Business:' Shop Owners Irate Over Randolph Street Paid Parking
Business owners along Randolph Street west of Division are furious about the city’s recent implementation of paid parking there. Owners and managers of The Dairy Lodge, Slabtown Barber Shop, Sleder’s Family Tavern and several other longtime or newer businesses are upset they weren’t consulted about the change, critical of the format (visitors must pay by …
Banner Supply marks 100 years in business
YOUNGSTOWN — Banner Supply Company celebrated its 100th anniversary with a celebration Sept. 25. The event was open to the public and was attended by many of Banner Supply’s regular customers and former employees. A family-owned provider of building materials, roofing supplies and construction products, the company has had a long history, with Richard William […]
Banner Supply marks 100 years in business
YOUNGSTOWN — Banner Supply Company celebrated its 100th anniversary with a celebration Sept. 25. The event was open to the public and was attended by many of Banner Supply’s regular customers and former employees. A family-owned provider of building materials, roofing supplies and construction products, the company has had a long history, with Richard William […]
Fairburn Road bridge replacement project impacts South Fulton businesses
A major road closure along Fairburn Road is sparking concern among South Fulton business owners who say the city failed to give advance notice about the project.
Patriots make decision on starting right guard vs. Bills
Ben Brown is slated to fill the vacant position along the Patriots offensive line.
Why Is CVS Health (CVS) Reworking Primary Care Around Value Based Care?
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) is expanding its primary care approach by integrating value-based care across its health system. The company intends to connect health plans, provider groups, clinics, and pharmacies under a single patient-centered care model. Management is targeting shared accountability for outcomes that include social determinants of health alongside traditional clinical metrics. This push to embed value-based care across CVS Health's operations reshapes how the group manages care,...
‘A lack of respect’: Repeated vandalism, disruptions from teens frustrate Canonsburg business owners
Business owners along Pike Street in Canonsburg say they are frustrated by what they describe as a growing problem involving a group of young teens.
WATCH LIVE: 3rd Congressional District Debate with Celeste Maloy and Kent Udell
Republican Celeste Maloy and Democrat Kent Udell are running to represent eastern and southern Utah, along with parts of the Wasatch Front, in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Citywide Mental Health Emergency Service Continues Expansion With Longer Hours
The city's Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement program (CARE) is moving its previous 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. hours to a new 8 a.m.-10 p.m. weekday schedule.
Trump heads back to Texas on Wednesday as GOP fights to keep state red
Texas, long a safe Republican state, has emerged as a top battleground in midterm races up and down the ballot — but especially in the U.S. Senate race.
The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What It Takes to Keep AI Under Control
The AI hacking events involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google underscore lessons that draw on years of computer science research.
Elon Musk splits with longtime business confidante, co-parent ‘with no warning’
Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best.
Mission Health antitrust lawsuit heads toward settlement
Agreement in principle could end yearslong legal fight over health care competition in Western North Carolina
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. to Release 2026 Third Quarter Results on October 27, 2026
LAS VEGAS & RENO, Nev., October 02, 2026--Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) ("Caesars", "the Company") will release its financial results for the third quarter after the market closes on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Considering the Company’s pending merger with Fertitta Entertainment announced on May 28, 2026, Caesars will not host an earnings call. Upon completion of the proposed merger agreement, Caesars’ common stock will no longer be listed on NASDAQ, and the Company will become a priv
Beaver Valley high school football Week 6 live score updates
Follow along for Beaver Valley high school football Week 6 live score updates.
O'Neill Institute Announces New Leadership and Two New Centers, Ushering in a Dynamic New Era for Health Law
Bert Brandenburg joins as Executive Director, Liz Stokes as Managing Director, alongside launch of new centers on AI and Women’s Health WASHINGTON, D.C... October 2, 2026 — The O’Neill Institute
Family demands answers after son, 23, killed at Minneapolis mental health facility
The family of a 23-year-old man killed at a Minneapolis mental health facility is seeking answers as to why someone with a recent history of alleged violence was allowed to live alongside vulnerable residents and what could have been done to prevent it.
Studying Science in an Anti-Scientific Time
This Chronicle Review Deep Cut was first published in 2025. By Julianne Werlin Thanks for reading The Chronicle Review! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe The last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had long argued that science had to be understood in its human context — were encountering the funhouse-mirror version of their own views in right-wing critiques of climate scientists. It was enough to give some prominent scholars pause. “Was I wrong to participate in the invention of this field known as science studies?” asked Bruno Latour, the most famous sociologist of science in the world, in 2003. “Should we apologize for having been wrong all along? Or should we rather bring the sword of criticism to criticism itself and do a bit of soul-searching here: What were we really after when we were so intent on showing the social construction of scientific facts?” In response, Latour proposed a change of method and attitude. Science studies, now chastened and contrite, would no longer seek to strip facts of their authority, but to enrich and enhance them. What this meant in practice was never fully clear. But his diagnosis of problems resonated, even if his solutions did not. Latour’s exercise in public hand-wringing signaled a shift in mood. By 2016, with the first election of Donald Trump, the idea that skepticism of science was a right-wing position, not a left-wing one, had become a commonplace, discussed eagerly in The New York Times. For liberals, vaccine denial during the Covid era and Trump’s second-term attacks on the funding of scientific research, covered extensively in these pages, added a new urgency to the defense of science on both practical and principled grounds. There was little appetite for a sociology or philosophy of science that emphasized the messiness and missteps of the scientific process rather than its integrity and triumphs. The distinguished historian of science Peter Dear’s new book, The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science (Princeton University Press, 2025), which seeks to tell the story of 18th- and 19th-century science for a general public, may seem comfortably remote from these bitter contests. In its 16 short chapters, Dear draws swift, sure sketches of major discoveries from Newton to Einstein, ably guiding the reader through debates on stellar nebulae, animal taxonomy, atomic chemistry, evolution, and other flashpoints in the history of science. But though a work of history, Dear’s book must still negotiate our polarized present. In a blurb on its back cover, the historian of biology Lynn K. Nyhart alludes to the “present moment, when scientific knowledge is being swamped by misinformation and its institutions are under siege.” Dear himself, in his conclusion, refers to the “yard signs” and “bumper stickers” that proclaim “Science Is Real.” One antidote to both anti-science propaganda and to reductive slogans in science’s defense is a robust history and philosophy of science: exactly what Dear’s scholarship has long offered. But his new book illustrates how difficult such work has become. Dear, an emeritus professor of history at Cornell University, is best known as a creative and philosophically minded historian of the Scientific Revolution. His edited volume The Literary Structure of Scientific Argument (1991) analyzed the rhetoric of Galileo’s thought experiments to brilliant effect. Discipline and Experience: The Mathematical Way in the Scientific Revolution (1995) was a major contribution to the analysis of scientific experiments in early modern Europe and beyond, while Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge in Transition, 1500-1700 (2001), now in its third edition, remains one of the best overviews of the profound epistemological upheavals of 16th- and 17th-century science. But Dear has also ventured into later periods. Nearly two decades ago, in The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the World (2006), he turned to the 18th and 19th centuries to sketch a history and theory of scientific knowledge. Aimed at a generalist audience, Dear’s simple prose belied serious philosophical ambitions. Science, Dear argued, has two aspects: “natural philosophy,” the quest to understand the true nature of the universe, and “instrumentality,” the applied skills and technologies that allow us to manipulate the world for human advantage. Both strands are ancient, but the innovation of the phenomenon we call “science” was to yoke them together. As Francis Bacon wrote, “Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known, the effect cannot be produced,” an insight typically abridged to “knowledge is power.” Or, in Bertrand Russell’s characteristically blunt phrase, science has two functions, “1. to enable us to know things, and 2., to enable us to do things.” So far, so conventional. But Dear took issue with this familiar story in one respect. Bacon’s formula implied that theory and practice could be fused in a single method. In fact, Dear argued, the quest to understand nature and the desire to manipulate it were coupled only loosely. They could come together, but they could also pull apart. Focusing on natural philosophy, the “knowing” half of the scientific circle, he used a series of case studies from cosmology, taxonomy, chemistry, electromagnetism, and quantum theory to show how theories changed over time, in dialogue with practice, but never reducible to it. Take the case of matter, the basic substrate of the physical world. In the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists not only disagreed about what it was, but also about how well it could be known. In 1789, the chemist Antoine Lavoisier dismissed speculation about the atomic composition of chemicals as “discussions entirely of a metaphysical nature,” as he sought to orient chemistry away from philosophical abstraction and toward laboratory results. But in the 19th century, atoms returned with a vengeance in the atomic chemistry of John Dalton, who wanted to explain the underlying structure of nature. It was not just that Dalton and Lavoisier had a different set of experimental results, or even a different theory, Dear showed. What counted as an explanation had changed. In arguing that scientific theories depended on their intelligibility to human beings with complex arrays of beliefs and commitments, Dear was in sympathy with science studies. Key figures such as the sociologist Steven Shapin emphasized the importance of psychological mechanisms like trust in the formation and acceptance of scientific ideas. But in focusing on the scientific pursuit of knowledge, not its politics or economics, Dear resisted the more cynical perspective of some of his colleagues. The Intelligibility of Nature strikes a very different note than Shapin’s collection of a few years later, Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as If It Was Produced by People With Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture, and Society, and Struggling for Credibility and Authority (2010), to name just one example. Walking a very fine line, Dear depicted science as driven at once by complex social dynamics and by the intellectual power of real discoveries. It was a testament not only to his own acumen but also to the vitality of the field that he was able to do so. Nearly two decades later, The World as We Know It returns to the questions broached in The Intelligibility of Nature. Like Dear’s earlier study, it begins with the Newtonian cosmos and ends with debates between Einstein and Bohr on quantum physics. Beyond its terminal figures, many of the same characters appear in both studies, including the naturalists John Ray and the Comte de Buffon; the chemists Étienne François Geoffroy, Antoine Lavoisier, and John Dalton; as well as Charles Darwin and Michael Faraday, among others. Its subject is nearly identical: As in The Intelligibility of Nature, The World as We Know It considers natural philosophy as opposed to instrumentality, here defined as the “desire to create a picture of what the world is really like — the world as God knows it — rather than simply having instrumental or operational control over it.” The two books also overlap in insights — and sometimes even in language. The reader who has learned in The Intelligibility of Nature that Buffon’s method of classifying animals “reflected his belief in the importance of the senses and empiricism in learning about nature (a doctrine associated with Newton and the philosopher John Locke)” will experience a sense of déjà vu on reading, in The World as We Know It, that the classification “reflects Buffon’s commitment to the epistemological stance of Newton and his philosophical underlaborer John Locke, who stressed the role of the senses in creating natural knowledge.” Later in the passage, we read that, “because of its stress on understanding the ways of life of animals in their environments, Buffon’s approach could almost be labeled (anachronistically) as ‘ecological.’” And again, “an anachronistic way of putting it would be to say that Buffon recommends an ecological mode of understanding.” Likewise, in The Intelligibility of Nature we read of Dalton that he was initially drawn to meteorology, and that: He did a bit of experimental work on these things, especially having to do with the water-holding capacity of gases, but his real interest lay in understanding what, at an underlying natural-philosophical level, was really going on physically.” Whereas, in The World as We Know It: He did experimental work on these things, especially concerning the water-holding capacity of gases — although not at a very refined level quantitatively — but he was continually trying to develop a theoretical conception of what was happening physically. The final full chapter of each book closes on the same resigned note. Intelligibility: These days, most serious work on the natural philosophical underpinnings and implications of quantum mechanics is performed not by physicists but by philosophers of science. Among scientific practitioners themselves, Bohr’s attempt to use instrumentality as sufficient grounds for a respectable science has met with a high degree of success. And again, in The World as We Know It: Bohr’s and Einstein’s concerns are now questions that are mostly discussed by philosophers of science rather than by physicists themselves. The marginalization of these sorts of questions amounts to the demise of natural philosophy, at least in physics, in the 20th century. Quantum mechanics “works,” and that’s good enough for most scientists who encounter it. Examples could be multiplied. When handling the same subject matter, some echoes are inevitable. Scholars should not feel that because they have written “Isaac Newton died in 1727” in one book, in the next they must describe him as perishing, expiring, or meeting his maker. But the repetitions of language and arguments (not to mention six reproduced images) threaded throughout The World as We Know It are more extensive than that. They should have been caught by Princeton University Press or its reviewers, and revised. Because the two books have so much in common, it is easy to see where they diverge. The World as We Know It is a less theoretical work than its predecessor. The sociology of knowledge that organized The Intelligibility of Nature has been reduced in scale and folded into readings and examples. The taut interplay between history and theory, which gave the earlier study so much interest, is there, but it is subtle. In the earlier book, the case studies demonstrated theoretical claims about the character and development of science. In the later work, each narrative of discovery is an end in itself. Insights emerge from the history, but they do not control the organization of the study. With the theory muted, it can be hard to understand the logic uniting Dear’s sprawling history of more than two centuries of scientific knowledge. The 16 brisk chapters cover an enormous amount of material. But the closer the volume edges to comprehensiveness, the more obvious the missing elements become. A chapter on “Institutions and Pedagogy,” describing the birth of the research university, illustrates the problem. Inserted roughly halfway through the book, the unnumbered chapter is designed as an “entr’acte,” in acknowledgement that it does not fit the study’s organization around scientific discoveries. Yet as Dear is well aware, no general history of the development of modern science can bracket its 19th-century institutionalization and professionalization. It was the 19th-century university, after all, that gave us the “scientist,” a term coined by the Cambridge philosopher William Whewell. Dear’s history of scientific discoveries implies a wider social and institutional history, but it remains largely subterranean, only occasionally extruded under the pressure of the narrative. It must be said that the balance is not all on the side of the earlier study. There are some advantages to the more historical, less theoretical organization of The World as We Know It. Dear’s accounts of paradigm shifts are remarkably lucid, no small accomplishment given that they span fields and centuries. He makes excellent use of the wealth of new scholarship on Darwin and his influences, to which he has himself contributed. It is satisfying to see puzzle pieces from Buffon’s natural history, Georges Cuvier’s animal taxonomy, Thomas Robert Malthus’s demography, and Charles Lyell’s geology recombined seamlessly in the Darwinian jigsaw. Likewise, Dear’s discussion of stellar nebulae, divided between chapters two and 15, shows vividly how Newton, Kant, Herschel, and Hubble reimagined insights and observations as they sought to discover whether the diffuse light that filtered through early telescopes was a glowing, gaseous substance or discrete but distant stars. Yet despite such pleasures, the book remains a more modest work than The Intelligibility of Nature. Dear has clearly not changed his views about the history of science. But in the two decades that have elapsed, the discipline and the world around it have changed, making it harder to write a sociologically and philosophically ambitious history of science for the general reader. That is a shame, because in the age of Silicon Valley and biotechnology, both the reciprocity and the tensions Dear identified between the epistemological and instrumental ambitions of science are more evident than ever. In recent years, some of the most exciting new books on the history of science in early modernity have focused precisely on this pressure point. Important studies such as Pamela H. Smith’s From Lived Experience to the Written Word (2022), James Poskett’s Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science (2022), and Vera Keller’s The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge (2023) all shed new light on how early modern science negotiated the relationship between its instrumental and epistemological ambitions, or in Russell’s phrase, knowing and doing. There is every opportunity for a philosophically informed approach to draw new insights from this wealth of material. Dear, unfortunately, has not done so in The World as We Know It. But for future scholars of the history of science, his body of work over nearly four decades may provide just the model. Julianne Werlin is an associate professor of English at Duke University. 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Tony Romo parting ways with CBS Sports following DWI arrest
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Tony Romo parting ways with CBS Sports following DWI arrest
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Tony Romo out at CBS Sports following his arrest
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Tony Romo out at CBS Sports following his arrest
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will no longer work for CBS Sports, according to reports.
Tony Romo out at CBS Sports following his arrest
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will no longer work for CBS Sports, according to reports.
True Religion to open its first Long Island location
True Religion is opening its first Long Island location at the Green Acres retail complex, joining Timberland and T-Mobile as new tenants in Valley Stream.
Using an iPad mini to preview the iPhone Duo experience
Alongside using the iPhone 18 Pro, I’ve also been carrying out a little experiment as we await the launch of...
Coffins receive 2026 United Way Tocqueville Society Award
Don and Mary Coffin have received the United Way of Central Iowa’s 2026 Tocqueville Society Award, recognizing individuals whose sustained leadership, philanthropic commitment and service have created lasting impact across Central Iowa. For more than 20 years, the Coffins have been longtime advocates of United Way supporting the organization through campaign leadership, volunteer service, board…
iOS 27.2 gives Apple Podcasts the big fix I’ve wanted for years
I’ve long had major issues with Apple Podcasts’ central Up Next queue feature, but I’m happy to report that iOS 27.2 has the solution.
Al-Shabaab's Monitoring of Ethiopian Politics and Why the TPLF's Moves Matter
The emergence of a coalition of armed and political movements including a faction of the Ogaden National Liberation Front alongside the Tigray People's Liberation Front introduces a new variable into the security environment. The alliances formation creates conditions that al Shabaab has demonstrated it is…
Moms of infants overcome barriers to postpartum care with help from patient navigators
A new Northwestern Medicine study has found patient navigators — trained guides who help patients access care and resources while working alongside the healthcare team — can ease the challenging transition to motherhood for low-income pregnant individuals, leading to better health in their postpartum period and more consistent primary care for years to come.
Pink light helps broccoli grow
Magenta solar panels offer a new way for farmers to harvest renewable energy along with their crops.
We Fest announces 2027 summer lineup
MINNEAPOLIS — One longtime Nashville favorite, one newly famous TV star and one of country music’s hottest outlier bands top the decidedly mixed lineup for We Fest 2027. Tim McGraw,
Love horror? These 15 movies belong on your Halloween watchlist
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Top Senate GOP group puts pause on spending in North Carolina
National Republicans are starting to make major moves to divert resources away from the North Carolina Senate race where GOP candidate Michael Whatley has long been trailing in polls.
Apple’s Flirtation With Surveillance Tech Could Put Its Reputation to the Test
Will you care if Apple devices see and hear everything, so long as they don’t actually keep the video or audio?
30 homers are complicating the Yankees’ October lineup
Luis García Jr. did not need a long postseason audition. He homered Wednesday as the Yankees finished off Boston, adding […]
Something Deep Inside the Earth Is Messing With Time—and Making Days Longer Than 24 Hours
A hidden battle of torques 3,000 miles beneath your feet decides whether today runs long or short.
How to watch Folsom vs Granite Bay high school football
You can watch Folsom football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Granite Bay.
How to watch Orange Lutheran vs Servite high school football
You can watch Orange Lutheran football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Servite.
How to watch Auburn vs Opelika high school football
You can watch Auburn High School football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Opelika High School.
How to watch Colquitt County vs Rickards high school football
You can watch Colquitt County football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Rickards.
Friday Cannon Fodder: unlikely
Happy Friday, TSFers! This extra-long international break won’t wind up until Tuesday, but it’s time to start re-focusing on Arsenal. Unfortunately, we’ve got an injury update coming later today for a couple guys who picked up issues on international duty. I don’t like international breaks. I really don’t like extended international breaks. This morning, we’ll […]
How to watch Portage Central vs Lakeview high school football
You can watch Portage Central football all season long with NFHS Network, including this week’s game against Lakeview.
Orlando Magic's Franz Wagner Ready to Take 'Advantage' of Opportunity
Fresh off an injury-plagued season, the versatile wing prioritizes physical longevity and a heightened sense of urgency to push Orlando beyond the first round of the playoffs.