Living robots and the meaning of life
By Khaled Diab The advent of ‘living robots’, or biobots, not only poses grave risks for which we must be
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Confessions of an Egyptian infidel
Though never officially recognised, atheists and agnostics have always been part of Egypt. Society now needs to grant us our right not to believe.
Read moreReligious freedom from birth
Unlike eye colour and skin tone, religion is not hereditary. This reality must be reflected in Egyptian identity documents and personal status laws.
Read moreNatural born warriors
Does scientific evidence that war is hardwired into human society mean that we are doomed to live in perpetual conflict?
Read moreSurvival of the nicest
The emerging notion that genes can be ‘selfless’ as well as ‘selfish’ suggests that working for the greater good is natural.
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