The Hubble constant: a mystery that keeps getting bigger
by Scientists have found a discrepancy in estimates for the rate of expansion of the universe. Why is this and what does it mean?
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In a hysterical world, Wikipedia is a ray of light – and that’s the truth
It has been the butt of jokes for years, but the online encyclopedia represents mankind at its very best
What’s happening to our weather? The answers are hiding in Arctic air
Dozens of scientists, Helen Czerski among them, are at work in the Arctic, seeking answers to questions that profoundly affect the future of everyone on the planet
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Can Facebook clean up its act?
The social media giant has assembled a team of experts to spot abuses and protect the company’s reputation. But what do security experts think?
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Why science breeds a culture of sexism
Late-night research, isolation and a strict, male-dominated hierarchy are the perfect conditions for sexual harassment. With colleges struggling to enforce conduct codes, what can be done?
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How China censors the net: by making sure there’s too much information
A new book shows how the republic’s government has adapted to the challenge of a networked age
What price ethics for software designers in the poisonous era of Cambridge Analytica?
The programmers behind data analytics have unleashed forces they could never have imagined
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Why Silicon Valley wants to thwart the grim reaper
Google’s billion-dollar belief that it can crack the DNA code to immortality reveals a dangerous mindset
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng: ‘We hate having rules imposed on us’
Eugenia Cheng combines home baking with higher-dimensional category theory. She talks about pudding, infinity, and why geeks are the new alphas
Google, democracy and the truth about internet search
Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create a new reality where Hitler is a good guy, Jews are evil and… Donald Trump becomes president