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Maybe We Already Have Runaway MachinesMost of us aren’t quite sure how we’re supposed to feel about the dramatic improvement of machine capabilities—the class of t...NIMH NIMH Intramural Research Program Training OpportunitiesDate and Time December 5, 2023 2:00–4:00 p.m. ET Overview Are you interested in learning about training opportunities availab...Feminist Materialism in the British EnlKristin M. Girten tells a new story of feminist knowledge-making in the Enlightenment era by exploring the British female phi...Hegel: The Philosopher of FreedomA monumental new biography of a pivotal yet poorly understood pioneer in modern philosophy. When a painter once told Goethe t...Elviss Missing Belt: Tel Aviv IsraelEvery morning for the past 15 years, my father has sat at his usual corner table at Café HaMeshulash on Dizengoff Street in T...On Our Nightstands: May 2023A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month. The post On Our Nightstands: Ma...How to Embrace a Wildfire: A Path Out of the SmokeAs wildfires burned across Canada and smoke traveled at the end of May and the start of June this year, I heard from friends ...We All Relate to Each Others Dystopias: Shehan Karunatilaka and Sangeeta Ray“Seven Moons” makes space for the cacophony of ghostly voices of those killed and disappeared in Sri Lanka’s long civil war. ...Tracing Women: Haitian and Black Cuban Women ArchivistsWhere are the books and articles about Cécile Fatiman, Catherine Flon, and Massena Péralte? Where are the stories of Mariana ...Book Club Buzz: All Our 2023 DiscussionsLooking for some lively book banter? Whether you’re hunting for possible book club picks or just curious about others’ though...Prophet Song by Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker prize“Prophet Song” by Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker prize Nov 26 2023 Irish author Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker prize for his...finalists use ceremony to call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire after sponsors pull outNational book awards: finalists use ceremony to call for Israel-Hamas ceasefire after sponsors pull out Nov 16 2023 A majorit...This book club spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake and now theyre starting again and theyre not the only ones!This book club spent 28 years reading “Finnegans Wake,” and now they’re starting again, and they’re not the only ones! Nov 15...Meeting New Books: First Impressions ReviewsReading other people’s opinions on a book is a fun way to decide whether you want to read it yourself. With BookBrowse’s Firs...Zibby Media Withdraws National Book Award Sponsorship over Potential for Hate SpeechZibby Media Withdraws National Book Award Sponsorship over Potential for ‘Hate Speech’ Nov 15 2023 Ahead of this year’s Natio...Hallucinate chosen as Cambridge dictionarys word of the year | BooksCambridge dictionary’s word of the year for 2023 is “hallucinate” – a verb that gained an additional meaning this year. The o...Salman Rushdie receives award in rare appearance at New York event | Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie made a rare public appearance since he was stabbed and attacked at a literary event last year when the author ...Daily Cartoon: Tuesday November 14th“He refuses to follow the code of ethics because he’s a corruption originalist.” Source link The post Daily Cartoon: Tuesday,...