ID: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century by Susan Greenfield
Bill Thompson has mixed feelings about Susan Greenfield
Science & Technology
The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley
Helene Joffe prepares for the worst
Western front
While secularists sleep well-funded creationists are on the march in Europe says Peter C Kjærgaard
Crater of doom?
In science, as in life, some stories are too good to be true, says Ted Nield
Darwin’s treasure trove
As the great man’s private papers are made available for free online, project director John van Wyhe tells Paul Sims what’s in store for Darwin aficionados
Physics of the Impossible by Michio Kaku
Bill Thompson finds Michio Kaku's science impossibly bad
Book Review: Suckers
Natalie Haynes endorses an attack on alternative medicine
Tea and empathy
The human imagination, says Martin Rowson, allows us to make the world in the image of ourselves
Facebook knows I’m an atheist
Social networkers are broadcasting their unbelief all over the web, says Bill Thompson. And in doing so they might just help raise the profile of atheism.
Dinner with Darwin
To celebrate the birthday of the father of evolution we asked a selection of scientific commentators, including Steve Jones and Jerry Coyne, what they’d like to say to him round…