More from Jon Turney
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Romantics versus the reductionists
Books & Arts
How to think, not what to think
Features
Moral philosophy in the womb
Books & Arts
Review: Time to decode the genetic message
Books & Arts
Review: Love and hate in the machine
Books & Arts
Forum: An intellectual loss that must be stemmed – The brain drain at the top is less worrying than the seepage from the foundations says Jon Turney
Review: Science in the real world
Books & Arts
Review: Thanks for the memories
Books & Arts
Review: Prowler in the corridors of power
Books & Arts
What drives the engines of innovation?: All scientists think they know how to spend the taxpayer’s money. But researchers in science policy are discovering that the choices are far from simple
Features
End of the peer show: Who decides who should do what research? Most scientists agree that peer review is a deeply flawed method. But other solutions might be worse
Features
Science by degrees: Perhaps Britain suffers from a severe shortage of physicists because it is too difficult to get a degree in the subject. Universities are having to rethink their academic traditions
Features