Adam Smith
Adam Smith is a journalist covering science policy and science in society. He is a reporter for Research Fortnight and a podcast producer for Pod Academy. His work has also appeared in the Guardian, the British Medical Journal, New Humanist and on the BBC.
Articles by Adam Smith
Fracking and shale gas: what do we want to know?
Adam Smith has some questions for people on both sides of the argument.
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Iain Duncan Smith wouldn’t last long in the Rationalists’ Parliament
There will be no fiddling with statistics at our new evidence-friendly debating chamber, promises Adam Smith .
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Introducing the Rationalists’ Parliament
With its focus on reason and evidence, our parallel assembly goes deeper than jeering and groupthink, says Adam Smith
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Is the Royal Institution worth saving?
There is a groundswell of support for the campaign to save the London's venerable science institution. But, asks Adam Smith, beyond the emotion is there good evidence that it's worth saving?
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Who wants to live for ever?
Thinking machines, eternal life, space colonisation, neon bunnies – no, not science fiction but soon-to-be-realised science fact, according to a new generation of futurologists. But who are they, and can they be serious? Adam Smith takes you on a whistlestop tour of this brave new world, with five of the most prominent groups. Illustrations by Martin Rowson
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Geeks of the world unite
Mark Henderson’s new book calls for the pro-science lobby to get political. Adam Smith meets him
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