Articles by Steven Poole

Slaves to the algorithm

Computers could take some tough choices out of our hands, if we let them. Is there still a place for human judgement?

Your point is?

Science can’t stop talking in terms of ‘purposes’, but if the universe cares about us, it has a funny way of showing it

The human race

Prosthetics, doping, computer implants: we take every upgrade we can get. But what is waiting for us at the finish line?