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Jim Al-Khalili on the joy of science and how to stay curious

23 March 2022

Physicist and broadcaster Jim Al-Khalili discusses the power of wonder, the importance of overcoming our biases and the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics

How to be an expert: What does it really take to master your trade?

3 February 2021

We are relying on specialist knowledge to guide us through the coronavirus pandemic – so it is more important than ever to grasp what expertise is and where it comes from, says Roger Kneebone, author of a new book on the subject

Do we have free will or are all our decisions predetermined?

9 December 2020

According to the laws of physics, everything we do follows inevitably from what happened before – and yet we’re convinced we can change the world. Can we?

Carlo Rovelli’s new book: Eclectic essays on physics, history and more

28 October 2020

Carlo Rovelli’s bestsellers saw him dubbed the poet of physics and showed a mind seeking knowledge for its own sake. His new book, There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness, reminds us why we need more minds like his

Internet founder Vint Cerf looks to the next 50 years of his creation

23 October 2019

Vint Cerf wrote the protocols that allow computers to talk to one another. Now Google’s chief internet evangelist, he argues the net is a powerful global force for good

Three Identical Strangers review: a good film about bad science

5 December 2018

What begins as a feel-good human-interest documentary about the dance of nature and nurture will leave you feeling very angry indeed - and much better informed

Nine curious colours that shaped the history of art

23 May 2018

From purple sea snail milk to arsenic green and a yellow made from urine, we’ve gone to bizarre lengths in our millennia-long quest to create the most vibrant shades