Such is the brilliance of contemporary medical science, at least in our privileged realm, that we can be kept breathing long past the point where our existence is anything save miserable - miserable for us, miserable for our loved ones, and miserable for those who have been appointed by either by the state or a private health plan to minister unto us.

BBC: A Point of View: The biggest decision

Contemporary historians of science have a tendency to deprecate the originality of the so-called scientific revolution, and to stress, instead, its continuities with medieval astrology and alchemy.

NEWYORKER: Moon Man

This distinction between vertical thinking and horizontal thinking is as important in brain science as it is in contemporary economics.

FORBES: Not Far From The Tree: Ray Kurzwiel And The Verticality Of The Silicon Valley Mind

David Quammen, an American science journalist, picks up the story of contemporary blights, exploring how the next pandemic will be detected.

ECONOMIST: Where and when will the next pandemic emerge?

Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture.

ENGADGET: n3D presents History Channel's The Universe in 3D on July 30

Led by international, interdisciplinary teams of emerging talents in the areas of urbanism, architecture, art, design, science, technology, education, and sustainability, the Lab will address issues of contemporary urban life through programs and public discourse.

FORBES: Three Great Examples of Shared Value in Action

However, what disappoints me is the common, implicit assumption that industry science deserves to be treated as a special case, rather than considered within the broader framework of contemporary research.

FORBES: Don't Confuse Hard Science With Bad Pharma