In the United States, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in both men
and women even though an extensive list of risk factors has been well-characterized. Far …

Lung cancer was once a very rare disease, so rare that doctors took special notice when
confronted with a case, thinking it a once-in-a-lifetime oddity. Mechanisation and mass …

Not exercising as much as you should? Counting your calories in your sleep? Feeling
ashamed for not being happier? You may be a victim of the wellness syndrome. In this …

This article explores contemporary biopolitics in the light of Michel Foucault's oft quoted
suggestion that contemporary politics callslife itself'into question. It suggests that recent …

Sex, smoking, and social stratification are three very different social phenomena. And yet,
argues sociologist Randall Collins, they and much else in our social lives are driven by a …

A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of Rationality, The Better
Angels of Our Nature, and Enlightenment Now." Sweeping, erudite, sharply argued, and fun …

In this article we undertake some conceptual clarification of the concepts of biopower and
biopolitics, and argue for their utility in contemporary analysis. We consider Foucault's …