Hell is other iPods
Caspar Melville on the loneliness of the long-distance shuffler
Science & Technology
Universal Idol
How did a stateless German Jewish physicist become the first pop star of science, asks Joseph Schwartz
The elephant bird’s tale
In an exclusive extract from his latest book, a Chaucerian pilgrimage to the remote past, Richard Dawkins roams the lost continent of Gondwana
Glorious Genomics
Mark Pagel on the past, present and future of the genome
Ecological Travelogue
Darren Johnson heeds the warnings of an environmentalist
Countering creationism
Creationists can come up with all sorts of justifications for their theories. Here, Peter Fisher presents a handy humanist guide to defending Darwin from the antievolution argument
Evolution with primates
Mark Pagel isn't just a third chimpanzee
Baby talk
Jonathan Rée on the scientist in all of us
Bones of contention
Robert Foley on why science still needs anthropological remains
God’s goof – the universe
John Maddox reviews a godless collection