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science

A collection of 90 posts

sustainability

After Farming

The hunter-gatherers learnt to farm. What are the farmers learning?

science

Ethics of Science

Is it possible to remove moral values from science?

quantum-physics

Life, Death, and Teleportation

Would teleportation transport you or kill you? And what exactly are “you” anyway?

space

A Tether to Space

Elevators take us up buildings in a jiffy. What if they could take us to the sky?

science

The CSI Effect

Science, society, and the truth behind expert testimony.

philosophy

Never Say Die

There are so many ways to be immortal. Which one works for you?

science

Scientific Consensus

What it is and why this is a good time to start caring.

science

Good Genes

Scientifically, you’re better-looking than your parents. And, your kids will be better-looking than you.

science

A Device for Randomness

Ancient Athenians elected people by lottery. Are eight-dimensional quasi-creatures doing the same to us?

food

Science of Salt

We have become a salt-obsessed society, but maybe we can blame our ancestors for that?

history

Physics, Life, and Everything Nice

What a hot cup of coffee tells us about the history of life on Earth

sleep

Smart Sleep

The mythology, technology, and commercialism of our slumbers.

food

Coffee at Work

We may not have the same jobs as you, but our life is busy too.

culture

Returning to Trees

A wander through the science and symbolism of majestic oaks, as we search for a way home to forests.

food

How Meat made us Human

Eating more meat made us human. Now our survival demands we eat less of it.

Bees

Sweat Bees

These tiny, colourful bees make great pollinators — and they love the taste of human sweat.

coronavirus

Gaming the Coronavirus

How a World of Warcraft bug could provide insights into the world’s latest epidemic.

food

Bubbly Beverages

The 17th-century mistake that put the ‘fizz’ into fizzy

poetry

Mind in the Machine

Master or slave?

Bees

Lone Bee

Why solitary bee awareness should be the new ‘it’ item on everyone’s holiday wishlist.

poetry

No Matter: No Mind?

A history of the universe in verse

philosophy

But what is Spirituality?

Is it really all just mumbo-jumbo woo-woo talk?

Education

Moral Brakes

Our incomplete education could end the world. Can the humanities save us from ourselves?

Artificial Intelligence

Robots Turning

How do we prevent robots from turning on their human masters?

Microbiology

The Hot Life

Hot springs, colourful microbes: surviving in a world that’s unique, beautiful, and hostile