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Why less is more in government [This is the pre-edited version of my latest Muse for Nature ’s online news.] In committees and organization...

Crime and punishment in the lab [This is the uncut version of my latest Muse article for Nature’s online news.] Before we ask whether scien...

Who is Karl Neder? ‘ These people tend to define themselves by what they don’t like, which is usually much the same: relativity, the Big Ban...

Might religion be good for your health? [Here is the uncut version of my latest Muse for Nature news online.] Religion is not a disease, a ...

Who says the Internet broadens your horizons? [Here’s the long version of my latest, understandable shortened Muse for Nature News.] A new ...

Is music just for babies? I’m grateful to a friend for pointing me towards a recent preposterous article on music by Terry Kealey in the Ti...

Were there architectural drawings for Chartres? Michael Lewis has given Universe of Stone a nice review in the Wall Street Journal . The r...

Behind the mask of the LHC [Here is my latest Muse for Nature News, which, bless them, they ran at its extravagant length and complexity.] ...

Birds that boogie [I reckon this one speaks for itself. It is on Nature News . I just hope Snowball can handle the fame.] YouTube videos of ...

Fly me to the moon? Last Monday I took part in a debate at the Royal Institution on human spaceflight: is it humanity’s boldest endeavour o...

A sound theory? [Here, because it will soon vanish behind a subscriber wall, is my latest Muse .for Nature News.] A new theory suggests a na...