Impact of Science & Technology on Society

Not since the printing press has a media object been as celebrated for its role in the advancement of knowledge as the scientific journal. From ope...

Beyond Biofatalism is a lively and penetrating response to the idea that evolutionary psychology reveals human beings to be incapable of building a...

If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and b...

The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight 'Gripping dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Cle...

In our modern knowledge economy, the life sciences constitute a major driver of innovation, involving many people and huge capital investment. Fran...

The international bestseller from the author of Breakfast with Einstein Emmy is no ordinary dog. When adopted from the shelter by physics professo...

'If the word 'blockchain' makes you want to call a plumber, or you think Satoshi is some kind of raw fish, you need to read Cryptocurrency today. I...

When Darwin announced his theory of evolution by natural selection, he did more than transform biology. Before his great work, humans were comforta...

As governments and corporations scramble to pull the plug on research that proves that they are poisoning our planet and rush to muzzle the scienti...

Previously published as Naked Diplomacy. Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Int...

Mapping the boundaries between ancient societies through studies of ethnicity, migration, or economic systems is of perennial interest to archaeolo...

With the recent landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, it seems safe to assume that the idea of being curious is alive and well in modern science--th...

A searing exposÉ of the misuses and misrepresentations of science from the time of Galileo continuing through to the present day, this new edition ...

The Internet, in the memorable words of EDGE founder John Brockman, is 'the infinite oscillation of our collective consciousness interacting with i...