Political leaders prefer to have their legacies measured through economic growth, election victories, diplomatic agreements and displays of national strength. War introduces a far less comfortable measurement: the number...
Imagine two worlds. In the first, every decision about nuclear weapons is made by humans. Presidents, generals and political leaders are expected to make life-or-death decisions within minutes while under...
Imagine waking tomorrow to discover that somewhere, beyond the edge of the observable universe, another version of you also woke up. In one universe you became an engineer, in...
For more than half a century, nuclear fusion has been described as the "energy source of the future." Critics often joke that it will always remain thirty years away,...
Britain's energy future is one of the most important debates of the twenty-first century. Rising electricity demand, concerns about climate change, geopolitical instability and the need for greater energy...
Social media has transformed the way people communicate more profoundly than almost any technology in modern history. Within just two decades, platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok and...
Death has always represented humanity's greatest mystery. Religions have offered spiritual answers, philosophers have debated the nature of the soul, and scientists have sought biological explanations for consciousness itself....
One of the greatest strengths of the British political system is its stability. Unlike many nations, Britain has experienced peaceful transfers of power for generations, supported by an independent...
Every clear night, millions of people look into the sky believing they are looking outwards. It is one of the deepest assumptions we make about the Universe. Stars are...
For centuries, mathematics has been regarded as one of humanity's highest intellectual achievements. Unlike games such as chess or Go, mathematics demands abstraction, creativity, logical rigour and the ability...