Philip Ball

Life with Purpose

Biologists balk at any talk of ‘goals’ or ‘intentions’ – but a bold new research agenda has put agency back on the table

How Natural is Numeracy?

Where does our number sense come from? Is it a neural capacity we are born with — or is it a product of our culture?

If Not Darwin, Who?

An alternative history of the great ideas of science.

The Tyranny of Simple Explanations

The history of science has been distorted by a longstanding conviction that correct theories about nature are always the most elegant ones.

Life Rocks

Could meteorites be akin to lifeboats from other planets? Or do they reveal more about life on Earth than off it?

Homo Imaginatus