Robert Andrew Powell’s article, “In the Writer’s Room,” (Harpers, 11/12 pg. 7-75) reflects upon his experiences at the Seattle Central Library, one which causes him to wonder if public facilities like these, however grandly designed, aren’t destined to deteriorate into palac

Trompe l’Oeil, my third novel, deals with the world of illusion and raises questions about what’s real, what’s illusion and how to tell the difference. When science poses similar puzzles, the answers aren’t simple either, as Oliver Sacks reveals in his new book, Hallucinations

Entering the new year brings with it the beginning of a new age. The one we’re spiraling toward is the age of robots. More and more they are taking on roles in war and peace that save human lives. A report published in the 2009 edition of the journal Gerontechnology found that socia