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The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

2 November 2017

Mary Halton reflects on how books on forecasting, rock-reading and the grisly world of Victorian medicine highlight how we have always relied on those in the know
Can we count on utopian dreamers to change the world?

Can we count on utopian dreamers to change the world?

27 June 2017

Offsetting social problems posed by financial overheating and tech disruption puts utopian ideas such as basic income centre stage, argue two new books

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