Science pervades western thought – but should it?
Philosopher Paul Feyerabend's posthumously published The Tyranny of Science takes issue with the dominance of scientism, but suggests few alternatives
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How will you cope, living with your avatar?
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Feynman the fearless, an adventurer in physics
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Biology’s new mathematical revolution
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Star wars of the 17th century
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A bad workman blames his digital technology
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The moral compass built into social animals’ brains
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Sleuthing stories from the metamorphosis files
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Let the geek worship begin
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The Icarus complex: How humans long to fly
A new exhibition explores how the desire to fly is a universal human trait that has decisively influenced some of our greatest achievements
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A book full of filth
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The evolutionary roots of animal morality
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‘We are not primarily rational creatures’
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Murder, medicine and the first blood transfusions
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