Marcus Chown learns how the Catholic Church silenced Galileo
Benjamin Noys discovers the modern mutations of eugenics
I’m not disdainful of blogs, I just want them to live up to their democratic promise. Stephen Howe responds to Owen Hatherley
Blogs can be sloppy and vitriolic, admits Owen Hatherley. But they are also a breeding ground for original voices
Don't swallow the scaremongering claims of the anti-GM lobby, urges Angela Saini. Modified foods are a rational alternative to mass starvation
Free websites like Pornhub mean that explicit sex films are only a click away. But are they any good? Michael Bywater offers a classical critique
Geologists have recorded five major extinctions throughout the Earth's history. Are we hastening the sixth, asks Philip Tonner
Can Google's philosophy change the world? Bill Thompson finds out
How well does online punditry translate on the printed page? Stephen Howe finds out
Fifty years after CP Snow’s celebrated lecture the ‘two cultures’ are further apart than ever, finds Eliane Glaser