'Doctor Who' is the most original science-fiction television series ever made. It is also one of the longest-running television shows of all time. Jill Lepore doctorfictionlong Change image and share on social
In 2010, one in four Americans got the news from Fox News. Jill Lepore americanfoxnews Change image and share on social
Fox News's coverage of 9/11 and the war in Iraq improved its ratings, demonstrated its influence, and intensified the controversy over its practices. Jill Lepore controversycoveragedemonstrate Change image and share on social
'Doctor Who' began as family television: a show that kids and their parents and grandparents can all watch, maybe even together, on the sofa. Jill Lepore begindoctorfamily Change image and share on social
The stories about epidemics that are told in the American press - their plots and tropes - date to the nineteen-twenties, when modern research science, science journalism, and science fiction were born. Jill Lepore americanbeardate share on social
Germ theory, which secularized infectious disease, had a side effect: it sacralized epidemiology. Jill Lepore diseaseeffectepidemiology Change image and share on social
Since childhood, I wrote a lot of fiction, a lot of stories, but I most loved writing essays. Jill Lepore childhoodessayfiction Change image and share on social
I was obsessed with George Orwell for years. I remember going to the town library and having to put in interlibrary loan requests to get the compilation of his BBC radio pieces. I had to get everything he ever wrote. Jill Lepore bbccompilationgeorge share on social
Scientific management promised to replace rules of thumb with accurate measurements. Jill Lepore accuratemanagementmeasurement Change image and share on social
One day, I was playing 'The Game of Life,' the board game, with a mess of kids, and I wasn't quite sure how, but it seemed different than the game I remembered playing as a kid. So I bought an old game, from 1960, and it was different. Jill Lepore boardbuyday share on social
