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Philip Ball

Philip Ball is a freelance writer based in London, and the author of many books on science and its interactions with the broader culture. His latest book is How Life Works.

We Might Not Be So Strange

Perhaps intelligent life wasn’t so unlikely after all

October 24, 2025

Why Darwin Admired the Humble Earthworm

His charming experiments spotlighted their surprising intelligence.

August 14, 2023