Cultural Criticism Audio & Video

To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...

We're building an artificial intelligence-powered dystopia, one click at a time, says technosociologist Zeynep Tufecki.

This engrossing piece of undercover reportage has been a fixture on the New York Times best-seller list since its publication....

For thirty-three years Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University.

The U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life....

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’ new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.

Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice.

I Am Malala is the memoir of a remarkable teenage girl who risked her life for the right to go to school.

In this eloquently persuasive book, Neil Postman examines the deep and broad effects of television culture on the manner in which we conduct our public affairs and how “entertainment values” have corrupted even the way we think.