Science
Risky business
When it comes to booking a holiday abroad, we need to protect our right to take risks and make our own decisions
Smart answers to clever questions
In the Know is a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the fascinating science of human intelligence
Sex deniers are the new flat earthers
Those who deny biological sex are dangerous and disingenuous; it’s time the rest of us stood up to them
Experts, know your place
Morality isn’t scientific
Research and rescue
The Falkland Islands bids farewell to the RRS James Clark Ross and a Marylebone gallery hosts a virtual exhibition of Antarctic photographs
Mutant variations and the danger of lockdowns
Have non-pharmaceutical interventions, including lockdowns and social distancing, enabled more dangerous virus variants to thrive?
What is truth?
Banging on about “the methods of science” is not a good argument
What can blood and stool tell us about the spread of Covid-19?
New scientific studies have captured a different, broader picture – not a selection of details in high-resolution that grab headlines
Why Aristotle was right about causation
The Michael Dummett vs Antony Flew debate: What comes first, the cause or the effect?
Is egg freezing the solution to gender inequality?
Why are more and more women are opting to freeze their eggs as a form of fertility insurance policy?
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
The old age elephant in the room
Does Andy Burnham seriously think that he can fix social care?
The Arctic circle: a game of ice and fire
The Arctic is fast becoming a hotspot for great power competition
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Kemi Badenoch was right about the chaos in Clapham
Rioting as entertainment is a First World phenomenon
The meaning and meaninglessness of Makerfield
Andy Burnham has triumphed — but can he maintain his success?
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
Low energy
Rachel Reeves and Mel Stride are inconsistent while Reform are invisible