Robert Matthews

is Visiting Reader in Science at Aston University, Birmingham, and writes on science-related issues for The Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times and Daily Express. Originally trained as a physicist, his academic interests now lie chiefly in the use and abuse of statistical methods by the scientific community. His latest book, 25 Big Ideas: Science that is Changing our World, is published by Oneworld.

DNA testing is no magic bullet

Robert Matthews warns against putting too much faith in a science that's flawed

First Posted September 11, 2007

Breaking the mould

Arthritis sufferers should thank the persistence of two researchers

First Posted August 28, 2007

Is it time for the war on climate change?

Global warming is not being taken seriously enough

First Posted August 20, 2007

The Dawk picks on easy targets

Richard Dawkins should look to his own community’s failings, says Robert Matthews

First Posted August 13, 2007

Our hysterical fear of the nuclear option

The fight against climate change is hamstrung by our aversion to radiation

First Posted August 9, 2007

Four-legged sniffers of the truth

First Posted August 8, 2007

Let's hear it for the ubermensch

Wagner has been cleared of being a Nazi muse; now it’s Nietzsche’s turn, says Robert Matthews

First Posted July 4, 2007

Stand up for Stonehenge!

First Posted June 21, 2007