Science

"Ways of Being" argues that intelligence isn't a purely human phenomenon, but in doing so strays into a quasi-mysticism to explain the material

It's easy to criticise Big Pharma as a monolith, but there are plenty of regular workers for pharmaceutical companies who are motivated to make medicines safer

Studies have shown insects can detect negative stimuli that we would register as pain, but we can't assume that's the same as feeling pain

The government are often swift to ban recreational drugs, even without evidence of harm - but when it comes to disposable vapes, are they right?

The giant screen at Euston Station boasts of saving energy, while using more electricity than the average street, just to serve us adverts we didn't consent to see

Reports of autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, bear a striking resemblance to the way some people describe their experience of reiki... and of religion

Clichés about a quality being "in our DNA" use the terminology of genetics to depict ideas of essentialism - and in doing so, they reinforce a spurious link

Eco-friendly consumerism is big business, which is why companies engage in deceptive greenwashing marketing to fool us into thinking our purchases are kind to the planet