Contents

67 Is anybody in there? A roundtable debate on how much brain scans can reveal.Participants include catherine fieschi, steven rose, susie orbach, ac grayling & matthew taylor

72 The big brain issues henrietta moore on culture, tom chatfield on child development, guy kahane on philosophy & alexander linklater on why we can’t underestimate neuroscience arts & books 79 Paddling in the shallows opinions 22 Too hot to handle regulars 10 Prospect recommends The pick of the month’s events 14 Diary What’s up at the IslamChannel, plus

Is God special? nigel warburtonThefutureofthebrainOurspecialsupplementbeginsonp61 63 Unpicking the brain Can neuroscientific research act as a guide to public policy? dan jones brian eno on carnival, edward skidelsky on human capital & stephen nickell on forecasting. 20 Letters plus stephen collins’s cartoon strip.

We need to be sure about climate science. roddy campbell 23 A crowded island

Labour’s accidental immigration legacy. david goodhart 24 Why feminism favours men The movement has worked wonders—

Coming up in Prospect 102 The generalist didymus 103 The Prospect listcorrespondents28 Washington watch ScribblingRepublicans. renegade 29 Brussels diary The French hitAshton. manneken pis 30 China café Hunting wild boar. mark kittofeatures40 The spirit of co-operation Collaboration can flourish without the state. david willetts 44 In a league of their own Do academy schools really work? lisa freedman 48 A hunger to survive A grandmother defects from North Korea. barbara demick 52 Cosmic man An interview with astronomer royal MartinRees. paul broks 58 A sporting chance for London How to improve theOlympics’ poor record at regeneration. rowan moorecolumnIStS 8 If I ruled the world Vacuuming for men. andrew martin 12 Political notes Cameron’s dilemma. anne mcelvoy 18 Crisis watch Greece and the IMF. simon johnson 77 Sporting life Milan’s derby. david goldblatt 96 Matters of taste Michelin men. alex renton 104 Dear Wilhemina Should I marry for the tax break?coverstory33 Dave’s new best friends Who will win the election for David Cameron? peter kellner tells you the seven things you need to know, plus sam knight meets a key group of voters—theThameslinkTories.

but not for women. jim pollard 25 Top three Tory banana skins Cameron’s promise of power to the

DaveEggers’s new book doesn’t get under the skin of NewOrleans. jonathan tel 80 The limits of genius An authorised life ofArthur Koestler fails to restore his reputation.

david cesarani 82 Cultural notebook The realPete Doherty. sam leith 83 Unnatural selection

Why Jerry Fodor is wrong on Darwinism. david papineau 84 Behind the laughter lines

Leicester’s comedy festival is a melting pot, like the city itself. mary fitzgerald 87 Private view ChrisOfili. ben lewis 88 Performance notes Obscure opera. martin kettle 90 No escape An ex-offender’s life. danny kruger 90 How to spend it Three diary extracts. ian irvine 91 Widescreen The end of stardom. mark cousins

FICTION 92 Two-step A new story by maile meloy people will be tricky. robert hazell 26 Let’s all be friends Our social ties can help fix errant behaviour and save money. nicholas a christakis & james crabtree 27 Everyday philosophy andfinally 101 Enigmas & puzzles ian stewart 101

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