The Poets for Science Gathering this fall at Kent State is something of a cross between an academic conference and a festival ...

In 2000, Paul J. Crutzen, a Dutch atmospheric chemist and Nobel laureate, coined the term “Anthropocene.” The word designates the epoch in which human activity shapes ecosystems and where its presence ...

Poet laureate of the United States Tracy K. Smith. Credit: Shawn Miller/flickr/CC BY 2.0 Read excerpts of Tracy K. Smith’s poems, “My God, It’s Full of Stars” and “Watershed.” Read excerpts of Rafael ...

“Poetry and Science; individually, but especially together are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply. We need science to help us meet reality on its terms and we ...

It’s difficult to imagine more disparate vocations than the scientist and the poet. But on Friday night, nine scientists and nine local poets shared with the public the fruits of their collaborations ...

In “Can Our Eyes Fool Our Taste Buds?,” children’s poet April Halprin Wayland summarizes a fun experiment in taste perception where people were quizzed after drinking red and green drinks that ...

Courtesy of Nightboat Books It’s easy to find poetry in science, from the ring of Latin names to the construction of an elegant theory. It’s a harder thing to find science in poetry. But that is the ...

Creating some form of art is commonly believed to help older people stay mentally and physically healthy. Scientific research hasn't quite caught up with that belief. But that hasn't deterred the ...

Fascinating interview with philospher Graham Harman. Excerpts: Tom Beckett: I’m interested in intersections, crossroads, points of connection and departure. Is there a place, for you, where poetry and ...