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Fate vs free will: A new book clarifies the determinism debate

12 June 2019

We're not wrong to think we have free will, but The Science of Fate by Hannah Critchlow reveals the moral complexities underpinning our sense of unlimited choice
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Superhuman: What human extremes mean for today and tomorrow

8 May 2018

What makes exceptional people? Will we need those extreme abilities in future? An unusual book maps the territory, linking individual stories to science

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