Philosophy of Science

Deemed by Arthur C. Clarke to be the most brilliant attempt at scientific prediction ever made, The World, the Flesh and the Devil is most famous f...

We know the universe has a history, but does it also have a story of self-creation to tell? Yes, in Roy R. Goulds account. He offers a compelling n...

The pursuit of science by professional scientists every day bears less and less resemblance to the perception of science by the general public. It ...

Scientific advances have transformed the world. However, science can sometimes get things wrong, and at times, disastrously so. Understanding the b...

Scientific advances have transformed the world. However, science can sometimes get things wrong, and at times, disastrously so. Understanding the b...

By power of thought alone, Albert Einstein gave us a fresh conception of the universe. He showed us that space and time are elastic - shrinking or ...

In the philosophical language of Aristotle and the Greeks of Antiquity, 'Physics' roughly translates as 'the order of nature', covering what we wou...

Like fast food, fast science is quickly prepared, not particularly good, and it clogs up the system. Efforts to tackle our most pressing issues hav...

If you''ve ever wondered how much real science goes into movies like Gravity, novels like The Martian, and television shows like Doctor Who, this i...

Darwin''s nineteenth-century writings laid the foundations for modern studies of evolution, and theoretical developments in the mid-twentieth centu...

New research and innovations in the field of science are leading to life-changing and world-altering discoveries like never before. What does the h...

Evolution helps us understand our own humble place in the rich tapestry of life. But what do we know about the theory of evolution itself? Based on...

Does neuroscience have anything to say about religious belief or the existence of God? Some have tried to answer this question, but, in doing so, m...