Why does the death of a pet matter to us so much?We were unprepared for the level of grief that struck us after Milo diedThu Jul 20 2017 - 15:14
Obedience to authority: most of us would follow orders to do terrible thingsAlarming findings by Prof Stanley Milgram of Yale University have since been confirmed in many studiesFri Jun 30 2017 - 10:54
The Nazis believed in medical ethics. But they were a twisted, depraved versionNotions of ethnic purity and exclusion are still with us. We must remain vigilantThu Jun 15 2017 - 05:00
Does torture work? Trump says yes, but science says noMore than 80 per cent endorse torture if they are personally close to the victimsThu Jun 01 2017 - 12:47
Reaching for the starsThe Breakthrough Starshot programme is the brainchild of Yuri Milner, Russian-born Silicon Valley billionaire-physicistThu May 18 2017 - 01:00
Winning the battle against AnorexiaWilliam Reville: Although anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, the statistics are encouragingThu May 04 2017 - 06:00
Public's grasp of basic scientific facts is shakyA push to dispel suspicions of things such as pesticides has had little effectThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
The biggest question: why is there something rather than nothing?Some physicists claim the universe sprang spontaneously out of nothing at all about 13.5 billion years agoThu Apr 06 2017 - 16:29
Fears of robots stealing our jobs are misplacedIt was feared ATMs would displace bank tellers. However, deployment of ATMs reduces bank running costs, allowing banks to open more branchesThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
'Exercise alone has little effect on weight. You must reduce your food intake'William Reville: Studies show hunter-gatherers burn no more calories a day than sedentary office workersThu Mar 02 2017 - 12:00
Bring back rote learning, predictive text means lazy brainsWe need to combat technology-induced lazy brain syndrome caused by texting and calculatorsThu Feb 02 2017 - 01:00
Let’s talk about the link between immigration and low reproduction ratesHow did we lose the will to replace ourselves and, knowing the demographic consequences of losing that will, can we reclaim it?Thu Jan 19 2017 - 01:00
Where did Earth’s water come from?William Reville: The discovery of vast reservoirs of water deep within the Earth is an example of the power of science to excite wonderThu Jan 05 2017 - 01:00
How long will the human species survive on Earth?David Grinspoon’s new book highlights the self-imposed and natural threats to survivalThu Dec 08 2016 - 19:18
William Reville: Science needs to remain freePublic control could allow ideological or economic forces to distort a rational agendaThu Dec 01 2016 - 10:44
William Reville: Could our brains live forever by being uploaded to a computer?If it were possible, would it be desirableTue Nov 15 2016 - 12:00
Neanderthal wipeout: was love or war to blame?William Reville: One theory proposes that they were assimilated into modern human stock by interbreedingThu Nov 03 2016 - 01:00
Are LGBT people born that way? It’s unclearA controversial study of sexuality and gender claims to focus solely on the scientific evidenceTue Oct 18 2016 - 00:00
William Reville: Eugenics is wrong about Down syndromeHow do people with Down syndrome feel when they hear predictions of the elimination of their kind?Wed Oct 05 2016 - 14:30
Could a chimpanzee be guilty of murder?Since 95 per cent of human DNA is identical to that of a chimpanzee, do chimps have a sense of morality?Thu Sept 15 2016 - 10:27
William Reville: Copernicus might have been wrong about EarthA computer model has found Earth to be uniquely suited to life among 700 million trillion terrestrial planetsThu Sept 01 2016 - 01:00
The futility of vaginal speakers for the unbornDespite an industry around it, no research data shows that playing music to babies in the womb will boost IQThu Aug 18 2016 - 12:28
Dark energy: the repulsive force that is pulling the universe apartThree different hypotheses of dark energy predict different futures for our universeThu Aug 04 2016 - 01:00
Opposition to GM food is killing poor peopleGolden rice could save lives in developing countries, but activists continue to resist it in the face of the evidenceThu Jul 21 2016 - 11:19
Apocalypse soon? It’s more likely than you thinkThe risk of extinction in the next 100 years is 9.5 per cent – how seriously should we take this?Thu Jul 07 2016 - 16:18
William Reville: Powerful lessons on life from the HolocaustViktor Frankl studied people in concentration camps who found ways to keep going despite their dire situationThu Jun 16 2016 - 10:30
William Reville: Fraud is now the biggest enemy of scienceScientists are not required to subscribe to any universal code of ethics. This needs to changeThu Jun 02 2016 - 01:00
Why is Europe losing the will to breed?Despite Europe’s wonderful heritage, the continent is losing faith in itself, and birth rates have collapsedThu May 19 2016 - 11:27
William Reville: A dangerous censorship takes hold on campusTrigger warnings and other student-drive trends in universities will do much more harm than goodThu May 05 2016 - 10:11
William Reville: Could smoking licence sound the death knell of tobacco?We license the use of all other drugs that can be dangerous if improperly used – why not tobacco?Thu Apr 21 2016 - 08:20
William Reville: Is there life beyond Earth?Based on current understanding of how our planet formed, the answer is almost inevitably yesThu Apr 07 2016 - 10:47
William Reville: Overweight but fit is healthier than thin but unfitMeasuring a person’s body-mass index is not the most reliable way of assessing their healthMon Mar 14 2016 - 11:40
William Reville: Forgiveness is healthier than holding a grudgeResearch suggests that forgiving people can bring peace, happiness and emotional wellbeingThu Mar 03 2016 - 11:27
The future: health sensors that dissolve in the bodyImplanted devices are being developed that can feed health data to a computer and then disappearThu Feb 18 2016 - 01:00
William Reville: Activists are wrong about GM food and ChernobylWhen it comes to the safety of GM crops and the effects of the Chernobyl disaster, environmental campaigners ignore the factsThu Feb 04 2016 - 10:36
The myths about vaccination debunkedThe value of vaccination is long proven but fears still exist, leading the WHO to correct the misconceptionsThu Jan 21 2016 - 11:43
William Reville: Nuclear fusion efforts are being energised by the private sectorSerious progress is being made with nuclear fusion, which has huge potential for generating clean energyThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
William Reville: The hidden psychology of ChristmasOne study suggests that family and spiritual activities make people more satisfied than the material aspectsThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
William Reville: Transplants from pigs to people might not be far offIt may become possible soon to harvest large supplies of organs from genetically engineered pigsThu Dec 03 2015 - 10:49
William Reville: Controversy over stem cells could be at an endA new technique may negate the need to use human embryos to create stem cellsSun Nov 15 2015 - 06:00
A likely explanation for alien abductionsMany people sincerely believe they have had such experiences, but there might be a simple reasonThu Nov 05 2015 - 01:00
Long live the fidgeters – possibly literallyDelaying retirement, taking exercise and fidgeting while sitting might contribute to good healthThu Oct 15 2015 - 05:00
William Reville: Maybe our brains aren’t so important after allA discovery in the 1970s challenged ideas about how the brain works. So why did medical science ignore it?Thu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
William Reville: Beware of faddish teaching methods that scorn ‘rote learning’So-called ‘drilling’ teaching methods may be unpopular nowadays, but they have been proven effectiveSun Sept 13 2015 - 06:00
William Reville: The psychological benefits of going on holidayGetting away from the daily grind is good for your health, but it’s important to avoid that smartphoneThu Sept 03 2015 - 06:00
An age-old dilemma: how to live for longer? | William RevilleAbout 80 per cent of the factors that determine ageing are not genetic; we can exercise control over themThu Aug 20 2015 - 15:31
William Reville: Is the liberal agenda based on a delusion?The freedom pendulum has swung too far, and the assumption about humans’ innate goodness is flawedThu Aug 06 2015 - 10:27
Bad news for so-called logical thinkers | William RevilleIt seems we are all susceptible to illogical thinking, including scientists and philosophersThu Jul 30 2015 - 16:50
William Reville: Fears about GM crops are not backed up by the factsGM foods are widely misunderstood by the public. They offer advantages that we forgo at our perilThu Jul 02 2015 - 02:00
William Reville: Something has gone very wrong with scienceThe modern world depends on science, but as much as half of the literature may not be fit for purposeThu Jun 18 2015 - 03:00
