The physicist ranges widely — from black holes to Buddhism to climate change — in his new book, “There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness.”
Tag: Philosophy
Reading Dan Frank, Book Editor and ‘Champion of the Unexampled’
Alan Lightman, Janna Levin and others recall the editor who shaped their work and a literary genre. Plus, more reading recommendations in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.
Agnes Heller, 90, Hungarian Philosopher and Outspoken Dissident, Is Dead
Since the 1950s, she had been a thorn in the side of authoritarian governments on the left and the right, including Viktor Orban’s today.
Bryan Magee, Who Brought Philosophy to British TV, Dies at 89
Mr. Magee was a philosopher, writer and politician who challenged the idea that television could not “make serious demands on viewers.”