Peter Ward

Peter Ward is a journalist and author based in the UK. He writes about speculative science, technological change, and occasionally true crime.

Articles by Peter Ward

Effective altruism has suffered a blow, but the extreme ideas surrounding it have infiltrated some of our most powerful organisations

A dangerous calculation

Effective altruism has suffered a blow, but the extreme ideas surrounding it have infiltrated some of our most powerful organisations

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The pursuit of immortality

Gene therapy could be the key to longer lives. But some longevity fanatics, tired of waiting for the technology, are taking matters into their own hands

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