A word-class science base: Emulating Uncle Sam
The high visibility afforded to science on the other side of the Atlantic is impressive, demonstrating that the subject can capture the imagination of the mainstream
Sir Richard Sykes, A Scientific Vision for the 21st Century, Newton's Apple, 15 October 2006

Global warming: the chilling effect on free speech
Brendan O'Neill, spiked, 5 October 2006

Interview with Science and Religion News on Mind-Body Dualism
If you want to describe the world fully, you must also describe not merely which properties are instantiated, but which substances have these properties
Richard Swinburne, Science and Religion News, 2006

Manifold Destiny
A legendary problem and the battle over who solved it.
Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber, New Yorker, 28 August 2006

Teach science for science's sake
Replacing physics, chemistry and biology with lessons in 'scientific literacy' will make children more wary of science in general.
David Perks, spiked, 15 August 2006

Physics in schools and universities II: patterns and policies
'It is evident that physics is in the grip of a long-term trend in which diminishing numbers of students are choosing it as an A-level subject.' A detailed look at the decline of physics both as an A-level and a degree subject
Alan Smithers and Pamela Robinson, University of Buckingham, August 2006

Bin these authoritarian policies
Rob Lyons, spiked, 12 July 2006

Born gay or made gay?
New research claiming gayness is biologically determined does not add up. Something as complex as human sexual life is bound to evolve from a multiplicity of factors.
Peter Tatchell, Guardian, 28 June 2006

Research pressure in universities is barrier to scientists communicating work to public
"With rapid advances in scientific research, all scientists have to find opportunities to increase public awareness and public involvement because we cannot take public support for granted," says Professor Colin Blakemore, Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council
Royal Society News, 28 June 2006

Perspective: 'I don't know what to believe'
Understanding peer review is key to developing informed opinions about scientific research.
Tracey Brown, Nature's Peer-to-Peer blog, 20 June 2006