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Philosophy v science: which can answer the big questions of life?
Philosopher Julian Baggini fears that, as we learn more and more about the universe, scientists are becoming increasingly determined to stamp their mark on other disciplines. Here, he challenges...
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New to Nature No 83: Areca gurita
Areca gurita is one of seven new species of palm discovered by Dr Charlie D HeatubunAbout 50 species of Asian palms belong to the genus Areca and are distributed from India and South China through...
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Georg Solti: the making of a musical colossus
Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti is one of the most important figures in 20th-century music. On the centenary of his birth, his widow, Valerie, and some of the musicians he inspired celebrate...
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Patriotism is for reactionaries … nationalism is the way forward | Julie...
Spain may be on the brink financially, but it has a richer sense of itself than Britain – a country bloated with nostalgiaI've been stepping out each morning recently slap-bang into the hallucinatory...
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Rewind radio: Archive on 4: A Brief History of Blame; Saturday Drama:...
Joe Queenan excelled in his analysis of finger pointing and fault findingArchive on 4: A Brief History of Blame (R4) | iPlayer Blasphemy and the Governor of Punjab (R4) | iPlayerBack from a holiday...
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Malick stumbles while Anderson soars
A decent 69th Venice film festival has served up an eclectic mix, from Terrence Malick's quest for God to Paul Thomas Anderson's potent drama about a blustering cult leaderInside the main cinema at the...
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Broadcast news is losing its balance in the post-truth era
It's one thing to show both sides of an argument – but sometimes impartiality doesn't tell the whole storyPause and consider this era of what American commentators call "post-truth politics". They mean...
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China's green industry expands in the west to offset slowing profits at home
A slump in sales has prompted a flurry of foreign expansion schemes and takeovers of ailing rival firmsChina's green energy industry has long been seen as a world-beater. But domestic pressures are...
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Party conferences: where are the big solutions our big problems call for? |...
Nothing less than social change at a fundamental level will doThe forthcoming party conferences may leave a hollow feeling. Quite apart from the unseemly pandering to the prejudices of a weak and...
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Sock City's decline may reveal an unravelling in China's economy
The hosiery business has been good to the entrepreneurs of Datang, who rode out the 2008 crisis and recovered. But now business is slowing again – and experts fear that may presage a hard landing for...
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Fate of eurozone rests in the hands of German judges
Decision is likely to give financial rescue fund the go-ahead against a background of German disillusion with single currencyThey have the potential to throw the stock exchange into turmoil, trigger...
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Peer raises fears over UK charity's alleged links to Boko Haram
British charity is under scrutiny amid claims funds ended up in hands of Nigerian terrorists blamed for killing hundredsA British charity is under scrutiny amid claims some of its funds have ended up...
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Crackdown on sale of UK spyware over fears of misuse by repressive regimes
Decision to stop sale of spying software to Egypt puts other deals with repressive regimes in doubtThe continuing export of British-made surveillance technology has been thrown into question after the...
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This spying bill is against privacy and democracy. And it won't work | Henry...
Should the Communications Data Bill become law, it will be an intervention too far from the surveillance stateA nice coincidence last Tuesday. As the joint select committee of peers and MPs met to hear...
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Two conventions, two Americas. Seldom has the divide been greater | Michael...
Witnessing both conferences is to see anger from the Republicans and abiding hope from the DemocratsOver the past two weeks, both major American political parties held their nominating conventions –...
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Congo Olympic and Paralympic team members seek asylum in UK
Members of the Congo team say they are regarded as traitors after criticising President Joseph Kabila while in LondonSix members of the Olympic and Paralympic teams from the Democratic Republic of...
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What's made Bret Easton Ellis such a sourpuss? | Barbara Ellen
Easton Ellis has become someone someone who can be relied upon to kick off at random targets for no reasonBret Easton Ellis, creator of American Psycho, has denounced author David Foster Wallace, the...
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Alps murders: French and UK police baffled by killer's motive
As detectives from France and England continue to investigate the horrific killings, they admit it is unlikely the four-year-old girl who survived can provide any clues that might help them to track...
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Paul McCartney plays Africa Express show in London with Damon Albarn and John...
Former Beatle is awarded the French Legion of Honour, then takes train to London for show with the Africa Express collectiveSir Paul McCartney joined over 80 musicians from Africa and the UK and the US...
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Hong Kong retreats on patriotism classes
Retreat follows a week of protests by thousands in front of government headquarters over education proposals for schoolsOfficials in Hong Kong have dropped plans to introduce compulsory Chinese...
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