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- At odds with the 'celebrity science'
It is easier to get a job or get on the box doing superstring theory — the elusive 'theory of everything'. Progress in the field is being conducted without reference to empirical reality, revealing a market driven form of collective irrationality.
Issue 15 : Published 23-Jul-2008
- Apple's iPhone illustrates 'feature creep' scourge
New features, whether we need them or not, have become the hook used to capture new customers. The past fortnight's scramble for the iPhone in the US has shown that consumers are only too willing to pay for features they will probably never need.
Issue 13 : Published 11-Jul-2007
- Ethical alternatives to research that destroys embryos
There are ethical alternatives to embryo destructive research. There are many possibilities of finding or developing stem cells of wide potentiality without involving embryo destruction. Human stem cells can be derived from umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, fetal tissue, and even from the nose’s olfactory-mucosa.
Issue : Published 27-Feb-2007
- Biotech revolution promises to alter human nature
The most significant threat posed by contemporary biotechnology is the possibility that it will alter human nature—and thereby move us into what Fukuyama calls a "post human" stage of history.
Issue 17 : Published 13-Nov-2006
- Virtual voyeurism
Webcams allow us to see ordinary life as it is being lived around the world. A myriad of sites takes us to tourist sites, places of worship, and even to the Antarctic.
Issue 8 : Published 10-Jul-2006
- Sunrise on Silicon Valley
The IT industry prepares for the next boom
Issue 7 : Published 11-May-2006
- The ethics and myths of stem cells
In the flurry of media reports surrounding the stem cell debate, it can be difficult to grasp exactly what the research involves. Professor John Martin of St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research outlines the science and the ethical implications.
Issue 6 : Published 25-Apr-2006
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