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Brain rot (by Sally Feldman, September/October 2011 ): What is neuroscientist Susan Greenfield on about? asks Sally Feldman
Undiscovered (by Raymond Tallis, July/August 2011 ): A misreading of science has persuaded us that we are no more than our evolved brains. But, argues Raymond Tallis, a more expansive philosophy of humanity is mounting a fight-back
Test-tube truths (by Kenan Malik, May/June 2011 ): Should science guide our moral decisions? Kenan Malik puts Sam Harris's latest argument under the microscope
Kitchen sink drama (by Sally Feldman, March/April 2011 ): On International Women's Day Sally Feldman asks is it a coincidence that women are being driven back into the home?
Book review: Self Comes to Mind by Antonio Damasio and The Tell-Tale Brain by VS Ramachandran (by Louise Foxcroft, January/February 2011 ): Can the brain be explained? Louise Foxcroft reads two of the world's leading neuroscientists to find out
In search of the G spot (by Raymond Tallis, January/February 2010 ): Is faith hard-wired in the the brain? Raymond Tallis scans some new claims
Neurotrash (by Raymond Tallis, November/December 2009 ): From ethics and art history to social policy experts are embracing neuroscience as the answer to understanding human behaviour. Raymond Tallis rallies the neurosceptics
Neuroscience can help tame the elephant (by Matt Grist, Web Exclusive, November 2009): Not all explorations of how the brain influences behaviour are neurotrash. Matt Grist, director of the RSA’s social brain project, responds to Ray Tallis
I am not a God-spotter (by Bruce Hood, Web Exclusive, January 2010): Bruce Hood denies he is the reductionist Raymond Tallis claims
No brainer (by Sam Harris, Web Exclusive, January 2010): Raymond Tallis's criticism of my research either very stupid or a hoax, says Sam Harris