Richard Fontaine

Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.

In logic, ‘reductio ad absurdum’ shows how flawed arguments fall apart. Our absurd Universe, however, often defies our intuitive reasoning.

As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.

A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.

NASA’s only flagship X-ray telescope ever, Chandra, still works and has no planned successor. So why does the President want to kill it?