In Foolproof, psychologist Sander van der Linden compares misinformation to viral infection—and claims to have a vaccine. 

Martha Nussbaum on her new book—and why a full development of our humanity requires developing our capacities to care for animals.

Despite debates about scientific certainty, we do not need 100 percent consensus on a scientific claim to accept it as true. 

Science is always undertaken from a definite point of view, a new book concedes. But it enlarges our knowledge of the world through the interplay of different perspectives.

Building public trust requires far more than the conveyance of facts and instruction in scientific thinking.

The more someone knows about us, the more they can influence us. We can wield democratic power only if our privacy is protected.