Philip Ball
09 October 2024
Should science be free from politics?
Scientific American magazine has endorsed Kamala Harris, but many in the science community have their concerns
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Is AI ready for Nobel prize season?
As Nobel season approaches, speculation has begun in the scientific community
Read the full article25 September 2024
How to become invisble
The military’s investment in the technologies of invisibility should be a cause for concern
Read the full article18 September 2024
Are we ready for the future of IVF?
The ethical issues surrounding these developments are about far more than safety
Read the full article11 September 2024
Giant steps are what we take with water on the moon
China’s Chang’e-5 mission has fuelled a new lunar race after it brought back a sample of rock apparently containing water
Read the full article04 September 2024
Will there ever be a nuclear fusion breakthrough?
Fusion won’t arrive soon enough to solve global warming but it could become a commercial reality in the second half of the century
Read the full article28 August 2024
Critical Mass: Can humans be modified to live in space?
The exploration of genetic modification for space travel raises ethical questions about altering human biology
Read the full article21 August 2024
The moral dilemmas of embryo models
The UK’s regulator, HFEA, is having to grapple with the scientific, ethical and even philosophical challenges associated with synthetic embryo research
Read the full article07 August 2024
Critical Mass.. on Imane Khelif
The furore surrounding the Algerian boxer, who may have Swyer syndrome, highlights complex issues around gender and sport
Read the full article31 July 2024
Critical Mass.. on pandemics
The Covid inquiry report has exposed the systemic failures in the UK’s pandemic response
Read the full article24 July 2024
Critical Mass.. on science
In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge
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