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About Margret Grebowicz

Margret Grebowicz is the author of Whale Song (Bloomsbury 2017), The National Park to Come (Stanford 2015), and Why Internet Porn Matters (Stanford 2013). She is currently working on her next book, Mountains and Desire. Find her at [email protected].
Latest Posts | By Margret Grebowicz
The Worst Part of Teaching Online Is What We Are Teaching
4 years ago

The Worst Part of Teaching Online Is What We Are Teaching

As universities debate continuing remote instruction through the coming Fall, we should ask what parts of the pre-pandemic university are worth fighting for.

The sizeable effort required of faculty over …
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In Defense of the Dog Bowl
4 years ago

In Defense of the Dog Bowl

MIT’s Mini Cheetah quadruped robot isn’t the only new working dog on the market. The emerging work-to-eat lifestyle for dog owners banks on the idea that, deep down, every dog …
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Sex after Chernobyl
5 years ago

Sex after Chernobyl

As every disaster nerd knows well, a large part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is now an ecological reserve. While small animals like birds, voles, and insects show a general …
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Climbing and the Cooptation of Desire

“It’s not just about money, and I can’t give you the answer. You have to look at how the whole system works.” —Ueli Steck

The 2016 NY subway ad campaign …
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