Aping Mankind
Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour and culture? Where should we draw the line?
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Perspective: Life today
Cosmos and Culture
During the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution,...
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Coronavirus: How we Talk About It
How the language of human warfare masks the true nature of the present crisis. A leading article...
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We Need Dialogue Not Debate
In a perceptive column in the Sunday Times on 5th April 2020[1], whilst lamenting what he...
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The Human Predicament
Homo Sapiens has been hugely successful as a species. We may have evolved from...
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