Conor Feehly is New Zealand-based science writer who covers a wide range of topics, including astronomy and neuroscience, with an eye for research at the intersection of science and philosophy. He ...

We usually think of journalists as bringing us news about politics and world events. Analyzing a presidential election or an ongoing scandal helps inform us and holds powerful figures accountable on ...

Under house arrest in Egypt, one mathematician transformed how we examine the world. 500 years before the Scientific Revolution, the mathematician Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham spent hours in a dark room ...

Abū Ali al-Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham al-Baṣrī (965-1040), known in European Middle Ages by the name of Alhazen, was called among Arab scholars as ‘Second Ptolemy’ (Baṭlamyūs Thānī). He was actually a ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A lot of ink has been spilled on the question of what will ultimately win: the scientific ...

What is the “Scientific method”? Saturday’s March for Science calls for “robustly funded” science and “political leaders and policy makers to enact evidence based policies in the public interest.” But ...

Have you ever fantasized about going back in time to relive a moment — or change it? Maybe you’re more interested in ...

The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method was founded in 1946 by Sir Karl Popper and is renowned for applying philosophy in a manner that is both continuous with the sciences and ...