
The beautiful experiment
Designing experiments to avoid bias is the foundation of modern science.
Science is a team sport
The lone scientist is ineffective in the era of modern science. Strengthening teamwork across disciplines and geographies is the key.
The artful storyteller
Siddhartha Mukherjee has crafted a literary biography of the cell, disease, scientists, patients, colleagues, relatives, and of himself.
Building blocks
Nick Lane's book shines a light on the energy cycle that all organisms use and on puzzles such as the origin of life.
It's a no-brainer
An 'artificial brain' can never match the real thing for complexity and intelligent processing of stimuli. Nor should we want it to.