Technology Technology can give political power back to the people Digital tools haven't transformed politics as much as we expected. But that's about to change – and just in time Opinion
Life Dogs tap into human bonding system to get close to our hearts Video: Eye-to-eye bonding Look into my eyes Ever felt hopelessly bonded to your pooch when it stares at you lovingly? It turns out that man's best friend may have hijacked a uniquely human bonding mechanism, ensuring that we love and care for it. Knock-on chemical and behavioural effects occur when humans bond: eye contact leads … 51¶¯Âþ
I'm chasing the shadows of paranormal experience Researching ghosts, ESP and precognition is real science, says Caroline Watt, and it takes more rigour than most Opinion
Space Happy birthday Hubble, 25 today! Look back to where it all began (Image: SSPL/Getty) THE Hubble Space Telescope has for the past 25 years powered NASA's dream of putting people into space. Launched on 24 April 1990, it was designed to be looked after by flesh-and-blood astronauts, and repairs and maintenance have run up a bill that would have paid for several new telescopes. But what would … Regulars
Life The greatest physics theorem you've never heard of This concept's played a greater part in physics than relativity and quantum theory, so why has the great woman behind it not achieved Einstein's fame? Features
Illusions, voids and convex ghosts With a visceral and disturbing new show at the Lisson Gallery in London, Anish Kapoor talks to 51¶¯Âþ CultureLab
Feedback: Won't somebody please think of the robots? Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Please think of the robots! GOOGLE has obtained a US patent for personalities in robots. Kate Darling , a robot ethicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology complains in IEEE Spectrum that such patents are not good for robotics research … Regulars