Big ask
Science, many argue, can answer the ‘how’ questions but can’t tell us anything about the ‘why’. Nonsense, says Michael Brooks
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Hurricane Sandy and the allure of Armageddon
The storm that battered America's East Coast showed that forecasts of extreme weather need to be taken seriously. But the media's love of apocalyptic prophecy makes trusting the warnings difficult,…
Book review: Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre
In his new book, the Bad Science author Ben Goldacre takes on the faulty practices of the pharmaceutical industry. Is it a battle he can win? asks Martin Robbins
Q&A: Alice Roberts
Alice Roberts’ career as a science broadcaster has flourished with a series of popular documentaries like The Incredible Human Journey, Are We Still Evolving? and Prehistoric Autopsy. She is also…
Naomi’s noo noo nonsense
If you thought it was what’s in your head that counts, think again. It’s what’s in your pants, at least in the world of Naomi Wolf’s Vagina. Louise Foxcroft dives…
The town that’s twinned with Narnia
The medieval Devon town of Totnes is the capital city of pseudoscience, but local rationalists are mounting a fightback. James Gray goes through the wardrobe
Footprints in the dust
Twelve men have left their footprints on the Moon. How long will they last? Marcus Chown explains
Book review: Connectome by Sebastian Seung
Moheb Costandi on the latest big idea in neuroscience
Science needs philosophy
The fad for using science to explain everything is misguided and dangerous, says Massimo Pigliucci
Ending the Wedge
A recognised creationist tactic involves scoring minor victories against the teaching of evolution, and recent controversies over free schools and the Giant’s Causeway suggest it is succeeding in the UK.…