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The success that allows failure to strike

Technology

The success that allows failure to strike

From the Titanic to the space shuttle, apparent success can mask the flaws that lead to disaster. Engineers need to imagine the worst, says Henry Petroski

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Health

Time to resist the illness industry

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Life

Tall stories and the twisted history of science

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Don't pit science against religion

Life

Don't pit science against religion

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This is no way to save the whales

Life

This is no way to save the whales

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Life

The fall of reason in the west

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Life

Selecting embryos – the moral choice

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Life

Biologists risk becoming accidental terrorists

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Health

Terminally ill patients are not guinea pigs

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Health

Rich and poor – the unequal struggle

No matter how wealthy our society becomes, the bigger the gap is between rich and poor, the worse it is for people's health, says Michael Marmot

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Health

Bird lovers in denial over bird flu

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Technology

How to kick the oil habit

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Life

How not to banish HIV

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Earth

Modernising the developing world

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