The 3D printing revolution
3D printing makes almost anything possible – in art as well as life
Notes on…Sicily
It could be, in Sicily, there comes a time when you’ve had your fill of seaside calamari and cheap white…
Revealed: how exam results owe more to genes than teaching
New research by Professor Robert Plomin shows genes are more important than we like to think
Cold comfort
Boris Johnson claims his 'emergency shelter' keeps London's homeless off the freezing streets. I put it to the test
Stop the drugs war
Legalisation is Mexico’s only hope
‘Die slowly, Christian dog’
Paranoia among Syria’s new refugees
Mexico notebook
Four a.m. Something was triggering the motion-sensor on the outside light. One minute, darkness, the next, a window-full of flailing…
‘Drone warfare is coming’
Daniel Suarez explains how flying robots are going to change our world for ever
A Stitch in Time
Why Suzannah Crabb is a fashion saint
Is Dan the man?
The Labour ex-para who’s putting the wind up Cameron’s gang
Diary
We are not made incrementally aware of things that happen incrementally. Though something may have been changing for a while,…
How to fix orphanages
Really, most of them should be shut down
Private passions
Mary Wakefield talks to John Studzinski about philanthropy and the importance of art
Let’s bring the abortion debate to life
In Germany, they perform half as many terminations as we do. Why are we so keen on them?
Girl power
In single-sex schools girls don’t see themselves through boys’ eyes, says Mary Wakefield
When the ships come in
Ullapool is always lovely, says Mary Wakefield, but one time of year is particularly special …
‘Anti-semitism is on the rise’
The Chief Rabbi says we have entered a new age of intolerance
Harlem renaissance
A massive project to change the lives of America’s poorest children
The power of words
Tom Conti tells Mary Wakefield how to get inside a woman’s mind
Fish fetish
Try having your toes nibbled by carp
Egyptian Notebook
The adventures of a wrecked ship can be pieced together from entries in its log book.
Dear Mary…
Your problems solved
Director’s cut
On the eve of the spending review, Mary Wakefield talks to Neil MacGregor about why the government should continue to support the British Museum
Gut reaction
Hookworms are parasites. But could they also be a revolutionary medical treatment?
Silencing the voices
The ‘seriously handsome’ Toby Stephens talks to Mary Wakefield about the magic of acting
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