Book review: Connectome by Sebastian Seung
Moheb Costandi on the latest big idea in neuroscience
Science & Technology
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.…
Ring of fire
Visitors flock to the Poles to observe the natural wonder of the aurora. But they witness a mere fraction of what can be seen from space, explains Marcus Chown
Who wants to live for ever?
Thinking machines, eternal life, space colonisation, neon bunnies – no, not science fiction but soon-to-be-realised science fact, according to a new generation of futurologists. But who are they, and can…
A Green religion?
Anti-science dogma is damaging environmentalism, says James Gray
Reasons to be cheerful
The eradication of polio is a sign of India's progress, says Angela Saini
Film review: Prometheus
Beyond the slick production and big-budget hype, is Prometheus the philosophical blockbuster that was promised? Fred Rowson wonders what to believe
Alien sunset
It's dusk, but not as we know it. Marcus Chown explains
Geeks of the world unite
Mark Henderson’s new book calls for the pro-science lobby to get political. Adam Smith meets him