Saul Elbein

Saul Elbein

Washington, D.C.
Oct
31
Halloween Heat Death Spooktacular

Halloween Heat Death Spooktacular

We were working in the lab, late one night, when our eyes beheld an eerie sight
16 min read
Aug
15
The War on Invasive Species Is Making Things Worse: An Interview With Erick Lundgren

The War on Invasive Species Is Making Things Worse: An Interview With Erick Lundgren

On feral ecologies, the failures of invasion biology, and the blurred lines between introduced and native species
30 min read
Jul
08
How Manners Can Save Us

How Manners Can Save Us

10 min read
Feb
25
Decline And Fall: Phantom Menaces

Decline And Fall: Phantom Menaces

An act of domestic terrorism highlights the cracks in 1990s America. The Star Wars Saga officially begins.
26 min read
Feb
04
The Days After Tomorrow

The Days After Tomorrow

On post-apocalypses, the double meaning of "millennial," and the exquisitely trashy Day After Tomorrow.
19 min read
Jan
13
Load 16 Tons, What Do You Get?

Load 16 Tons, What Do You Get?

17 min read
Dec
30
White Christmas, At The Turn of The Year

White Christmas, At The Turn of The Year

13 min read
Dec
17
Drowning in the Signal

Drowning in the Signal

22 min read
Nov
18
Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman

Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman

A lively interview on processes of empire, the violence of frontiers, and the role of history in invented worlds.
23 min read
Nov
11
Pissing on Sea Turtles

Pissing on Sea Turtles

16 min read