{"id":188605,"date":"2026-02-18T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:10:11","slug":"even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths-272269\">Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths-272269\">https:\/\/theconversation.com\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths-272269<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-18 14:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"theconversation.com\">theconversation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of the article in an unordered list format:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Best Australian Science Writing 2025 is the 15th edition, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor.<br \/>\n&#8211; The anthology comprises 39 essays and stories that address vital scientific topics including climate change, medical sociology, scientific ethics, and technology.<br \/>\n&#8211; Many contributions incorporate motifs and metaphors from Ancient Greek myths, linking modern science to these ancient narratives.<br \/>\n&#8211; Various essays exemplify the Promethean myth, exploring the risks and rewards of scientific progress.<br \/>\n&#8211; The collection also reflects on the Sisyphean struggle metaphor, emphasizing the importance of persistence in the pursuit of knowledge despite life&#8217;s inherent challenges.<br \/>\n&#8211; The anthology highlights the enduring interplay between science and the humanities, focusing on the deeper human questions that arise from advancements in scientific understanding.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths https:\/\/theconversation.com\/even-the-best-writing-about-science-recalls-ancient-myths-272269 Publish Date: 2026-02-18 14:10:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":188606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/718901\/original\/file-20260217-66-ijowyq.jpeg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C141%2C2458%2C1229&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188605"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":188607,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188605\/revisions\/188607"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}