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White House tells ‘Big Bang Theory’ creator to ‘seek psychiatric help’ after he slams Donald Trump

Chuck Lorre is the latest Hollywood legend to lock horns with the White House, which suggested via a spokesperson he ‘seek psychiatric help’ after Lorre called Donald Trump a ‘bloated orange piece of s---.’

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Oct 4 • 10:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Dalton Kincaid shut down for second straight week

Dalton Kincaid held to season-low one reception in Week 4 against New England.

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Oct 4 • 9:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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'Dancing with the Stars' Week 5 theme revealed: It's Super Bowl Night

The Week 5 theme for "Dancing with the Stars" has been revealed. Here's what to know about Super Bowl Night and what viewers can expect from the remaining celebrity contestants.

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Oct 4 • 5:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • lohud.com
Ethan Hawke names surprising thriller co-starring ex Uma Thurman as his breakout: ‘Changed my life’

If you ask Ethan Hawke, it wasn’t ‘Dead Poets Society’ or ‘Reality Bites’ that gave him his big break — it was this under-seen, experimental thriller from a master of indie cinema that made him a star.

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Oct 4 • 4:11 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Mark Cuban offers to help Sherrill fix state health benefits program

Gov. Mikie Sherrill is noncommittal on an offer from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban to help New Jersey rein in the soaring cost of its troubled

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Oct 4 • 3:17 PM EDT • Health • newjerseyglobe.com
Aboriginal historian Barry Corr vividly investigates colonisation – but is less convincing on politics

What right did settler society have to intervene in Aboriginal life? The humanitarian tradition has no adequate answers, says Barry Corr.

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Oct 4 • 3:08 PM EDT • Politics • theconversation.com
Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large and ethnic tensions simmer
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Britney Spears and Natalie Portman understudied this Broadway star’s breakout role in the ’90s

Laura Bell Bundy is looking back on a pair of superstar understudies who shadowed her during her breakout performance in the off-Broadway musical ‘Ruthless!’ — Britney Spears and Natalie Portman.

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Oct 4 • 2:40 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
In Metallica's hands, Sphere is a totally brutal Vegas vacation

Metallica makes no bones about their ambitions. Of course they were curious about Sphere, a venue that could go toe-to-toe with their firepower.

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Oct 4 • 1:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Julie Bowen reveals what ‘Modern Family’ cast talks about in group chat

Julie Bowen is giving ‘Modern Family’ fans an inside look at what the cast of the beloved sitcom talk about in their hyperactive group chat: ‘We’re always chatting.’

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Oct 4 • 1:26 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Alan Alda opens up about Parkinson’s diagnosis: ‘I don’t want to wish it away’

Alan Alda says the first Parkinson’s symptom that he experienced ‘was not that well-known’ at the time, adding that he had ‘no twitch, no tremor’ and ‘no problems with [his] voice.’

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Oct 4 • 12:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Colorado residents fight back against Verdad's 22-well plan: 'It's about health and safety'

"People are upset about this site."

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Week 4 inactives for Bears

Bears have declared six players inactive for Week 4

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Oct 4 • 12:24 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
The Science Behind a Simple Headache Trick People Swear By

A viral trend promoting the placement of hair claw clips on eyebrows has captivated millions seeking fast headache relief without prescription drugs. If you have spent any time scrolling social media lately, you have probably spotted people clamping plastic claw clips directly onto their faces. It looks like an eccentric comedy sketch, but videos demonstrating this unusual trick have racked up more than 9 million views. Desperate headache sufferers are flooding comment sections, calling the clip

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Oct 4 • 11:26 AM EDT • Science • health.yahoo.com
Two kickoff returns for touchdowns help FAU crush Texas Southern

Leonard Farrow returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the first quarter, one on the opening play of the game, to help the Owls post an easy win in Boca Raton.

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Oct 4 • 10:25 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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NFL Week 4 TV coverage maps

There are 15 games remaining on the Week 4 NFL schedule. Here is when and where you can watch them.

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Oct 4 • 9:27 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Sylvester Stallone details ‘physical’ altercation with Richard Gere on ‘The Lords of Flatbush’ set

Sylvester Stallone recalled his on-set tension with Richard Gere during the filming of ‘The Lords of Flatbush,’ which Gere later exited.

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Oct 4 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
LeBron James’ 76ers situation just took an unexpected turn

LeBron James’ move to the Philadelphia 76ers has taken another unexpected turn after his unique New York commute became reality. The NBA superstar plans to split his time between New York and Philadelphia, using a helicopter when necessary. Meanwhile, his championship expectations remain high entering his 24th NBA season.

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Oct 4 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Report: Panthers likely without top WR vs. Lions

The Carolina Panthers will likely be without their top receiver Jalen Coker against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.

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Oct 4 • 7:28 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
This Sneaky App Is Probably Sucking Up Your iPhone Storage. Here's How To Free Up Space.

This easy fix will give you more data on your device so you can go back to screenshotting every meme you see.

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Oct 4 • 7:00 AM EDT • Technology • huffpost.com
My students are politically apathetic. Here’s what colleges can do to get them involved and engaged. (Opinion)

Although colleges might not think it’s their job to teach their students how to talk about civics, government and American democracy, it is. Instead of leaving families, the internet, and the nation’s K-12 schools to do the heavy lifting, i…

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Oct 4 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • dailycamera.com
Report: Simon Edvinsson asked Detroit Red Wings for a trade

Simon Edvinsson reportedly has followed in the footsteps of Dylan Larkin and asked the Detroit Red Wings for a trade

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Oct 3 • 11:05 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Demi Moore reflects on controversial ‘Striptease’ pay: ‘Why should I not get equal to what I deserve?’

Demi Moore is looking back on the controversy that flared up after she became the highest-paid woman in Hollywood for ‘Striptease,’ which left her wondering, ‘Why should I not get equal to what I deserve?’

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Oct 3 • 5:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Jim Cramer Likes the Nat-Gas Liquids Business and Highlights This Stock

During the episode aired on September 28, Cramer mentioned Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD), as he was highlighting the disruptions and operational bottlenecks plaguing infrastructure in the Gulf. He remarked: And I like the nat-gas liquids business, which is just crushing it in America because all the problems in the Gulf. It’s Enterprise Product Partners, […]

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Oct 3 • 4:01 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
David Robinson says he can do more for safety from outside Open AI

David Robinson said he hired a PR firm, Spitfire Strategies, after resigning from Open AI.

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Oct 3 • 3:01 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
7 Ways Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches Became Big Business

Getting lost in a cornfield has become a business model.

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Oct 3 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Watch Jack Osbourne go undercover to scare guests inside late dad’s tribute haunted house

Watch Jack Osbourne go undercover to scare guests inside late dad Ozzy Osbourne’s Universal Halloween Horror Nights haunted house one year after the rocker’s death.

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Oct 3 • 2:54 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Search warrant served at another Butler County business in ongoing illegal gambling investigation

An illegal gambling investigation in Butler County, Missouri continues.

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Oct 3 • 2:49 PM EDT • Business • kait8.com
Political tensions disrupt Ireland-Israel football press conference
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Eagles Star Given Strong Prediction Entering Rams Week 4 Game

One of the stars of the Philadelphia Eagles has been given a strong prediction entering the team's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

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Oct 3 • 2:14 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fulton County pairs deputies with mental health clinicians to help keep people in crisis out of jail
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Popular College Football Personality Doubts Success For Syracuse Football

One of the most well-known college football personalities discussed the Orange this week.

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Oct 3 • 1:22 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally

President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.

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Oct 3 • 12:30 PM EDT • Politics • news5cleveland.com
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New Redding barbershop welcomes the arts. Game lounge back in business

This week in the Buzz. Barbershop opens in former Sushi restaurant. Games and Brews reopens, and a commercial space in Shasta Lake sells in investors.

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Oct 3 • 10:02 AM EDT • Business • redding.com
Is the ‘Verity’ cast Team Letter or Team Manuscript? Anne Hathaway weighs in on debate

Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett explain to EW where they stand on the shocking ending of their new movie ‘Verity.’

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Oct 3 • 9:30 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Mike Evans hopes to play in Week 4

Mike Evans could face Denver despite injury to ribs

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Oct 3 • 9:20 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dodgers notes: Attention to detail, Russell Martin, Zach Ehrhard

It’s the start of the Dodgers postseason on Saturday, but here are some related and adjacent stories that aren’t necessarily about the National League Division Series. Andy McCullough at The Athletic wrote about the Dodgers’ place in baseball heading into the postseason, and their role as the main antagonist for many about two months before […]

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Oct 3 • 9:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Rural MAHA followers say Trump health policies haven’t reached their communities

About half of rural voters identify with Make America Healthy Again, a sprawling political movement championed by the Trump administration.

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Oct 3 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • dailykos.com
Aaron Sorkin says ‘money does not motivate’ Jesse Eisenberg: ‘It’s infuriating’

Aaron Sorkin says he spent three days trying to convince Jesse Eisenberg to return as Mark Zuckerberg for ‘The Social Reckoning,’ but none of his arguments, including a substantial salary, made an impact on the star.

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Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson were ’gnawing’ on wood for ‘Verity’ sex scene

The ‘Verity’ cast and crew broke down for Entertainment Weekly how they brought the ‘kinky’ bed frame bite marks to life for the film.

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Northwestern Running Game Explodes for 413 Yards Against Penn State

Caleb Komolafe and Joseph Himon II each surpassed 150 rushing yards as Northwestern piled up 415 yards on the ground in a dominant 34-13 win over Penn State.

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Oct 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Could Brewers' Woodruff Return in the 2026 Postseason?

Cleared for mound work, Brandon Woodruff is racing against time to rejoin the Milwaukee Brewers rotation.

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Oct 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
12 Best European Countries for American Retirees Seeking Great Lifestyle and Health Care

Discover the top 12 European countries ideal for American retirees that offer excellent health care, diverse lifestyles, and practical residency options.

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Oct 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • investopedia.com
Three Last-Minute North Carolina vs. Notre Dame Predictions

The North Carolina Tar Heels face a juggernaut in Kenan Stadium.

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Yankees news: All aboard the Cole train

Cole tabbed to start Game 1; Rodón set for bigger role in ALDS; Judge still not running bases.

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Pleasant Valley wins big at home 42-14
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The Other Coast

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News 3 PrepZone Week 7: Alabama high school football highlights
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Texas A&M’s Holmon Wiggins Gamble Is Already Under Heavy Pressure

Texas A&M’s Holmon Wiggins Gamble Is Already Under Heavy Pressure

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‘A lack of respect’: Repeated vandalism, disruptions from teens frustrate Canonsburg business owners
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Tyra Banks does not enjoy ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ 25 years later: ‘Not even a little bit’

Tyra Banks tells EW she does not look back fondly on making ‘Halloween: Resurrection’ nearly 25 years ago, adding that an agent wanted her to have ‘Halloween H20’ star Josh Hartnett’s career.

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Oct 2 • 4:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Garber Convenes University-Wide Faculty Committee on Scientific Research Priorities

Garber Convenes University-Wide Faculty Committee on Scientific Research Priorities

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Oct 2 • 4:45 PM EDT • Science • thecrimson.com
Kennedy Center Honors move to new venue amid building closure

The Kennedy Center Honors gala will move to Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., after the center’s closure amid a legal battle over the addition of Trump's name to the building.

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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. Thanks for reading The Chronicle Review! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe

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Paramount, Warner Bros. will be named Skydance after merger

David Ellison said the merged Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Skydance — the moniker he picked nearly two decades ago when the tech scion began building his

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Michigan State at Wisconsin: Three Best Bets

After a string of bad luck, find out which player props and alternate spreads offer the best value as the injury-riddled Spartans face a surging Badgers squad.

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Resolution Copper project on track after Ninth Circuit decision

A federal appeals court has left in place a ruling allowing the land exchange tied to the Resolution Copper project to move forward, rejecting a request to reconsider the case. The Sept. 29 decision means the Ninth Circuit will not rehear the case after a three-judge panel earlier this year declined to block the exchange. […]

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OG ‘Hocus Pocus’ cast reunites in Salem, recreates iconic scene 33 years later

Original ‘Hocus Pocus’ stars Omri Katz, Larry Bagby, and ‘Monster’ actor Tobias Jelinek reunited in Salem to recreate an iconic scene in a cemetery: ‘Did we get most of the lines?’

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Abbott ramps up attacks on Democratic challenger, Gina Hinojosa, as Texas governor’s race tightens

Gov. Greg Abbott is escalating attacks on Gina Hinojosa as some polls show a closer race and Republicans confront voter concerns about the economy.

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Oct 2 • 1:07 PM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Taylor Hanson breaks down in tears over ‘intimacy’ of relationship with 'DWTS'’ Britt Stewart
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Southport fire chief files lawsuit against Novant Health after mother’s fatal fall

Southport Fire Chief Charles Drew has filed a wrongful-death suit against Novant Health, alleging lapses in care led to his mother’s fatal fall and brain bleed.

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Oct 2 • 12:19 PM EDT • Health • wect.com
The Road to the Texas Midterms

Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics

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Oct 2 • 11:59 AM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
Batteries on wheels: Oregon pushes businesses to switch heavy-duty fleets to electric vehicles
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These Texas doctors want to make sure people know their abortion rights during medical emergencies

Texas passed the Life of the Mother Act in 2025, aiming to clarify the narrow medical exception to the state's abortion ban. Advocates are still working to spread the word.

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Oct 2 • 11:37 AM EDT • Health • houstonpublicmedia.org
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Beshear, Calipari share the stage in Arkansas during KY governor’s book tour

The two discussed Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of Senate Bill 150 in 2023.

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Oct 2 • 11:28 AM EDT • Politics • kentucky.com
New name of Paramount-Warner Bros. revealed

CEO David Ellison announced that the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. will result in Skydance ahead of the official deal closure on Oct. 6.

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Oct 2 • 11:28 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Voter guide: Prop 134 asks Colorado voters to bar transgender student athletes from certain school sports

Here’s a closer look at Proposition 134, a measure that’s similar to a controversial 2025 executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

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Oct 2 • 11:09 AM EDT • Sports • chalkbeat.org
Mining her musical roots inspired Robin Barnes to make a docuseries about Louisiana culture

Native New Orleans artist Robin Barnes channels her heritage as a vocalist and songwriter in "Discovering Home," a docuseries celebrating Louisiana culture across Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Orleans.

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Oct 2 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • nola.com
Meet the mortgage business owner whose housing cost is about to treble
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Oct 2 • 9:58 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Michael Douglas reveals secret Kathleen Turner romance after lying for 40 years

Michael Douglas reveals in his new memoir that he and ‘Romancing the Stone’ costar Kathleen Turner had a romantic relationship but lied about it for 40 years.

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Oct 2 • 9:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard for Friday, October 2

The push for the playoffs in fall sports is heating up by the day, and the race to make your case for Cortland or Syracuse is on! We had a full docket of sports in the high school ranks on Thursday, and you can catch up with all of last night's action on the Friday edition of the Eyewitness Sports Scoreboard!

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Oct 2 • 9:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Hayduk Engineering expanding with $4M Ronkonkoma acquisition

Hayduk Engineering is expanding its Ronkonkoma headquarters after acquiring a 20,776-square-foot office building for $4 million to support growth.

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Oct 2 • 8:55 AM EDT • Business • libn.com
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 […]

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Oct 2 • 8:13 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Donor Fund Aims to Ease Costs for Harvard’s Club Sports Teams

New Donor Fund Aims to Ease Costs for Harvard’s Club Sports Teams

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Oct 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Sports • thecrimson.com
6 Drinks for Better Joint Health, According to a Dietitian

Joint health is essential for staying active without pain. These seven drinks provide anti-inflammatory nutrients that may help keep your joints working well.

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Oct 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • health.com
‘Big Brother’ winner Rick Devens opens up on cutting his ‘son’ Drew at final 3

‘Big Brother’ winner Rick Devens opens up on breaking promise and cutting his ‘son’ Drew at final 3: ‘I hated going back on that, but I do believe it’s the only reason I won the game.’

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Oct 2 • 7:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
🚨 Manchester City appeal Premier League ruling

Manchester City submitted its appeal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026, against the Premier League Commission’s ruling, as the club confirmed in an official statement.The appeal is part of t...

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Oct 2 • 6:52 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Panicked Red-State Republicans Learning Politics on the Fly

GOP candidates in places like Kansas and Texas are having to really campaign for the first time.

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Oct 2 • 5:15 AM EDT • Politics • prospect.org
Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows

The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.

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Oct 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • nbcnews.com
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How Julia Letlow, Jamie Davis are running for Senate in Louisiana — and how their styles differ

Why are Jamie Davis and Julia Letlow running different types of campaigns for the Senate?

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Oct 2 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • nola.com
Newcastle 'working on' deal to sign Tyler Morton

Tyler Morton in action for England U21s, with Matthias Jaissle in a circular inset

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Oct 2 • 1:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Olivier Martinez granted temporary restraining order against Halle Berry after accusing her of abusing their son

Olivier Martinez has been granted a temporary restraining order against ex-wife Halle Berry. He’s accused her of abusing their 12-year-old son, Maceo.

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Oct 2 • 1:02 AM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
We Need More Regret in Our Politics

It’s time to reject ferocious idealism.

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Oct 2 • 1:00 AM EDT • Politics • thedispatch.com
Packers Defense Has Golden Opportunity to Bounce Back vs. Buccaneers
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Oct 2 • 12:55 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Vote makes way for massive entertainment center
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Oct 1 • 10:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
3 Major Takeaways From Start of Phoenix Suns Training Camp

Devin Booker embraces a positionless offensive shift as the Suns prioritize continuity and recalibrated aggression, blending veteran playmaking with fresh faces to spark a pursuit for a higher ceiling.

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Oct 1 • 9:30 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
WVU Medicine acquires 5 former Independence Health System facilities
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Oct 1 • 9:10 PM EDT • Health • yahoo.com
Jason Priestley explains why he was No. 1 on the ‘90210’ call sheet: ‘Highest quotes’

Actor Jason Priestley, of ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ explains why he and Shannen Doherty were considered the stars of the show.

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Oct 1 • 8:36 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Business Briefs: Oct. 2, 2026

Coats for Kids drive underway GREENFIELD — Greenfield Cooperative Bank is once again partnering with The Salvation Army for its annual Coats for Kids drive, a community initiative that helps ensure local children have access to warm winter essentials. All 10 bank branches will serve as collection sites, inviting residents to donate new or gently […]

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Oct 1 • 8:30 PM EDT • Business • recorder.com
Zay Flowers a full participant at practice

Ravens WR Zay Flowers on track to play in Week 4 after full practice

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Oct 1 • 7:43 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Caleb Douglas does not practice Thursday

Dolphins WR Caleb Douglas misses second straight practice because of injury

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Oct 1 • 7:20 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Disney president weighs in on the future of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: ‘Very challenging’

Disney president Dana Walden weighs in on the future of Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show and late-night television as a whole.

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Oct 1 • 6:42 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Halle Berry’s ex Olivier Martinez accuses her of child abuse, seeks restraining order

Olivier Martinez has accused his ex, Halle Berry, of abusing their 12-year-old son Maceo, and is seeking a temporary restraining order against her.

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Oct 1 • 6:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
2026 Training Camp in Full Swing – Presented by Baptist Health

Watch this latest video | Miami Heat

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Oct 1 • 5:57 PM EDT • Health • nba.com
Keenan Allen listed as limited again

Colts WR Keenan Allen a limited participant Thursday because of groin issue

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Oct 1 • 5:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump defends spending millions on taxpayer-funded promotional ads: 'For the country'
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Oct 1 • 5:27 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Pat McAfee goes on wild tirade after exchange with Jason Kelce on ‘MNF’: ‘I hope you all rot’

Pat McAfee aggressively shouted down fans sticking up for former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce after McAfee playfully scolded him for using the pronoun ‘we’ when discussing the team.

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Oct 1 • 4:49 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Cosmos Health's Brands Reach More Than 40 Countries Across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia, Addressing Global Markets Estimated at Approximately $946 Billion

The portfolio comprises more than 15 proprietary brands and product lines and 10 branded generics across five product categories, sold in more than 40 countries through pharmacies, hospitals, retail chains and e-commerce. It is manufactured at GMP-certified facilities in Europe and the United States and supported by the Company's services in contract manufacturing, pharmaceutical distribution, telehealth and research and development.

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Oct 1 • 3:58 PM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Buffalo Sabres Vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
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Oct 1 • 3:26 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Victor Wembanyama takes strong stand against promoting sports betting

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama has spoken out about a number of cultural issues. His latest was about the sports gambling industry.

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Oct 1 • 3:12 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com