Into the abstract
From Kant's definition of analytic and synthetic truths to probe the limits of human understanding, down to Freud's psychoanalysis and the id, ego and super-ego, Roger Scruton presents a summary of...
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What's become of Darwin?
Darwin has been linked to a variety of European movements but, argues John Burrow, their readings of his work, particularly those of 20th-century eugenics - which at its most extreme led to genocide...
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The particle's over
The cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider project in the United States in 1993 closed a chapter in western scientific research during which physics achieved unparalleled primacy. Daniel...
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The pursuit of parapsychology
Every few years, parapsychologists announce the breakthrough they have all been waiting for - proof that psychic phenomena really exist. And then, over the next few years, they find they cannot...
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Gene genius
One of the most important discoveries of the 20th century was that of the structure and function of DNA and proteins. Max Perutz traces the history of the work that led scientists to decipher the...
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Membership of the Independent Committee
Convener - Andrew Cubie Members - Morag Alexander, Rowena Arshad, George Bennett, David Bleiman, Eleanor Currie, David Dimmock, Marian Healy, Archie Hunter, Dugald Mackie, Iain Ovens, Heather Sheerin...
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Terms of Reference
* To conduct a comprehensive review of tuition fees and financial support for students normally resident in Scotland participating, part-time or full-time, in further and higher education courses...
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The Cubie report
The Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance is the first independent committee established by the Scottish Parliament. It has been an honour for me, and for my fellow committee members...
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The Cubie report
Setting the scene The Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance was set up on July 2 1999, and was the first committee to be set up by the Scottish Parliament. We have been determined...
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The Cubie report
Recommendation 1: We recommend that a revised means test arrangement, applicable in both further and higher education, be put in place whereby the parental or spousal contribution reflects the...
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Unscrambling the question of time
Neil Johnson plans to attend one of his own lectures - as a traveller from 2050. Alison Goddard talks to this year's Royal Institution lecturer about the possibilities of time. Neil Johnson, a 37-...
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Higher channels
John Davies brings two weeks' broadcasting highlights (all times pm unless stated). FRIDAY December 24 Seeing Salvation (4.45 and 8.05 BBC2, also December 26 at 9.45am). Neil MacGregor of the...
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Higher channels
John Davies continues his fortnight of broadcasting highlights. FRIDAY December 31 The Unfinished Symphony (6.00am onwards, R3). "2,000 Years of Music in a Day". Performance and reflections on time...
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The Royal Academy of Engineering: a role model for social science
When John Prescott needed an expert to review train protection systems after the Paddington rail crash, he turned to the president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Sir David Davies. The academy's...
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Beyond the Tweed: where social scientists can raise their voices
Huw Richards reports on a commission to gauge the strength and usefulness of British social science. David Rhind is ironically self-deprecating about one of his academic claims to fame: "I am the...