A Human Disaster
Shirley Dent talks to earthquake expert Andy Thompson.
Science & Technology
Humanist Web
Anybody and their dog can publish on the Web says Dan Bye
Science Studies
Mars comes with a full complement of scientific myths says Stuart Clarke
Ethics of the Embryo
John Harris on the stem cell controversy
Humanist Web
The Internet is both your greatest dream and your worst nightmare says Dan Bye
Science Studies
Stuart Clarke reviews the history of scientific cassandras
To tell the truth
Is belief in religion and belief in science the same kind of thing, asks philosopher Daniel Dennett
The Science of Fiction
What is science fiction, asks Bo Fowler
The story so far: Laurie Taylor interviews Michael Frayn
Counting, categorising, complexity. Michael Frayn offers Laurie Taylor his version of the human condition
The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
Peter Woit reviews the latest book from astrophysicist Paul Davies