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Ten Days Lost ForeverWhen the bells chimed across Europe in the dying moments of 4th October 1582, the calendar did something it had not done since the days of Julius Caesar, it jumped 10 days. David Ewing Duncan explains the birth of the Gregorian calendar. Mathematics in the ArtsRoger Penrose explores the underlying role played by mathematics in music and painting. Memorizing PoemsThere are many good reasons for learning poems, Ted Hughes believed, but memorizing should be like a game. It should be a pleasure. This was his original, previously unpublished alternative to rote-learning. The Status of the Writer in the World TodayNadine Gordimer questions the notion of a 'world literature' and examines what role African writers should play in the post-colonial era. E.L.E. and the DinosaursHumanity has only faced extinction at the movies, other species were not so lucky. Philippe Claeys tells the tale of the last extinction level event. Belief and ReasonRobert Mills looks at the common assumption that knowledge refers to objective truth, while belief refers to a subjective state of mind. 
Popular Fictions verses Scientific FactsThe possibility of human cloning has elicited widespread condemnation and fear. Lee M. Silver argues that this response is based on the very different meanings that society and scientists invest in the word 'clone'.
Is it Copying People?Lee M. Silver takes issue with Ian Wilmut. Should We Fear Human Cloning?Dan W. Brock considers the ethical and philosophical objections. 
The Art of TranslationRanjit Bolt on the creative skills of the translator. 
The (New) Limits to GrowthJohn Gillott reviews Factor Four by Ernst von Weizsäcker et al. Who is the Moral Subject?James Heartfield reviews Questioning Ethics edited by Richard Kearney & Mark Dooley. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
