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Q&A with journalist and software developer Meredith Broussard.
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Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
Scientists Colin Blakemore and Tom McLeish examine how the cognitive impetus that drove the emergence of science might be considered to be the same impetus that fostered religion and other metaphysical beliefs.
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The emergence of a reactionary political current from the darkest corners of the internet provokes difficult questions about free speech.