Writer
Adam L. Palay
Latest Content
Beyond Science's Borders, the Mystery Art
Because art tends toward mystery, and the role of science is to dispel mystery, it is easy for the artist to turn his eye away from science’s domain. But this is a terrible mistake.
Sustainable Words for a Sustainable World
The word of our generation is ‘sustainable.’ Like ‘Choice’ and ‘Life,’ the word both describes an ideology and stands as ...
The Smell of Reading: Kindling the Word
The sentimental value of books, while important in its own right, is not a valid argument against e-readers.
Missing the Picture for the Points
Art and science in Seurat are like two banks of the same river, forever facing one another, though separated by the river’s width.
Caverns Measureless to Man
What the LHC makes us confront is not immeasurability, but the mystery of what we measure.
Rethinking Readings: Experience Precedes Analysis
Contemporary poetry’s opacity shouldn’t deter patrons from readings
Revisiting Rilke's Translations
“Hence the vanity of translation;” Percy Shelley wrote, “it were as wise to cast a violet into a crucible that ...
Keats & Quanta: The Cat Is Dead
Writers should address scientific themes appropriately or not at all
Acclaimed Novelist Powers Perfects His Aesthetic
Midway through “Generosity,” Richard Powers’ stunning new novel, the charming businessman and geneticist Robert Kurton participates in a public debate