A complexity beyond mere memory
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Sex and the single gene
Talk of a "gay gene" has raised fears that genetic engineering could eliminate homosexuality. But Simon Le Vay argues that its discovery may have a positive effect on public attitudes A recent spate...
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A true pro and his cons
Cyril Burt
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In search of Adam
Ancestral Passions
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Musical cheers and the beautiful noise
Few would dissent from the view that music has a central and almost essential place in personal cultural life but the reasons for its universality remain obscure. John Barrow offers some possible...
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Woolly tales and sightings of Uranus
The Faber Book of Science
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Patronising Joe Public
The Government's handling of the BSE issue typifies its lack of faith in people's rationality, argues Brian Wynne. If ever risk assessment experts needed a reminder that what we take as objective...
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Life and nothing but
Zola
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Children of a lesser God
Children of the Atomic Bomb
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Spooky systems and magic bullets
Evolving the Mind
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Alf, the cinder fella
Simon Targett reports on how a dispute among medieval historians over the authenticity of King Alfred's biography (Asser's Life) has grown from an argument about burnt cakes into a flaming row about...
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Happy with the reign in Spain
It is 20 years next week since Franco gasped his last and relinquished his hold on Spain. But although his democratic successors have been accused of corruption, Huw Richards finds little desire in...
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Hybrid ripe for change
Anthea Millett explains the Teacher Training Agency's proposals for reform. The recent launch of a consultation paper on the future funding of initial teacher training met with a disappointing...
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A renaissance of repugnance
King Death - Master of Death - Medieval Death
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Cracking cases
Interpreting Evidence - Science and the Detective