Cal Flyn

Cal Flyn is a writer and reporter, and the author of the memoir Thicker Than Water (William Collins)

Articles by Cal Flyn

We “talk” with our pets all the time, but research into their language skills has been minimal – until now.

16 December 2021

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Sophie Mackintosh’s new novel continues a rich tradition of provocative feminist dystopias.

28 September 2020

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Will the rapid advance of gene-editing technology have unintended consequences?

28 May 2020

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Non-native plants and animals can damage the environment, but tackling them is an ethical as well as technical challenge .

25 September 2018

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Why is our popular culture so obsessed with the end of the world?

3 April 2018

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For an experienced mathematician, the greatest equations are beautiful as well as useful. Can the rest of us see what they see?

10 July 2017

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A forced Scottish withdrawal from Europe may not be a death knell for the UK.

16 August 2016

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Once the preserve of eccentrics and cranks, cryonics is entering the mainstream. Is eternal life possible – or even desirable?

27 June 2016

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