Wilder shores of nonsense
Philip Anderson appreciates a good debunking of pseudo-science. Martin Gardner is always a good read, whether as the world's pre-eminent expositor of mathematical puzzles and games or in his second...
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Our genes: little Hitlers or ciphers?
The Century of the Gene
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Why animal magnetism is all about me, me, me
Dearest Pet
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Opening the book on dissent
Despite living under a threat of death for over a decade, Salman Rushdie believes taking offence is all part of living in a free world. Nick Holdsworth reports from the 11th Prague Writers' Festival...
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If you hear a rumble in the jungle it's probably just the elephants talking
We might be a long way from talking to the animals, but according to Joyce Poole, when it comes to the African elephant, we are starting to understand them. Wachira Kigotho reports. Like the...
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Goebbels: a complex drama in two acts
David Barnett uncovers the conflicting theatrical pretensions of the Nazis' chief cultural thug, Joseph Goebbels. On May 10 1940, Joseph Goebbels wrote in his diary, "At night to the theatre....
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Plight of the living dead
Imagine waking to find that you have mistakenly been buried alive. It is not a likely scenario, but Jan Bondeson says it probably does happen. There are certain themes of which the interest is all-...
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Violence closes Ethiopian university The Ethiopian government has closed the University of Addis Ababa indefinitely following two days of clashes between students and riot police in which two...
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Lib Dems' student loan pledge The Liberal Democrats have published their Youth Manifesto this week, promising student loans for all young people studying below degree level and greater funding parity...
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From today's UK papers
Financial Times Plans to set up a Welsh baccalaureate for university entrance have been dealt a blow by the refusal of the International Baccalaureate Organisation to become involved. Researchers...
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Latest international news
Protesting Ethiopian students face expulsion Riot police in Ethiopia have clashed with students from the University of Addis Ababa in protests over the way the campus is guarded. The...
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Terrorists access nuclear arsenal The leakage of expertise and smuggling of nuclear material from the former Soviet Union have given terrorist groups a new capacity for destruction, Paul Wilkinson,...
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From today's UK papers
The Financial Times Stockbroker TD Waterhouse is the latest financial group to sever links with Huntingdon Life Sciences after pressure from animal rights protesters. The Daily Mail Fears are growing...
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Latest UK news
Paisley names new prinicipal Paisley University has appointed John Macklin, currently pro vice-chancellor at Leeds University, principal from October. He will succeed Richard Shaw, who has been...
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From today's UK papers
The Times Independent schools are snubbing the first exams of the new A-level curriculum, raising fears that a two-tier system is opening up across sixth forms. Vitali Valstev, a scientist from...