Francisco Ceballos
Francisco Ceballos is a biologist with a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela. His research combines genetics, bioinformatics and statistical modelling to study how human history and health are shaped by patterns of homozygosity and inbreeding. He tweets at @Ceballos_Gene
Don’t keep it in the family
The disturbing genetic risks of first-cousin marriage
Most Read
The Book of JO’B
James O’Brien’s aggressive incuriosity is becoming ever more embattled as his worldview crumbles
The rise and fall of Nicola Sturgeon
The former SNP leader squandered her talents in a classic tale of hubris
Fear and fury in Belfast
Violence spiralled out of control in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of a shocking crime
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
Nigel Farage, community leader
The logic of multiculturalism is turning on its architects
Why do we hate industry?
Performative laissez-faire has been a failure. It’s time for a new policy
Why people smuggling means profits
People smuggling is one of the few functioning markets left in the UK
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Cloaked Crusader
Richard I: valiant hero of Romance but also a perfidious, self-serving lord
Zack Polanski’s war on carrots
Cheap food is not evidence of exploitation but of competition — something Adam Smith understood long before Zack Polanski
These violent delights
Pagliacci made the murder the true apex of the show
The EU is changing on immigration
A firmer stance is being taken — but will it be enough?
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning
Bring back borstals
Antisocial teenagers need structure and discipline before it is too late
Embers to tend
The brilliance of Sappho has been obscured by rumour and neglect
The flawed thinking behind state suicide
Kathleen Stock demonstrates the value of a philosopher’s analytical mind in a sharp critique of assisted suicide
