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Jim Baggott

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Jim Baggott’s new book Discordance: The troubled history of the Hubble constant will be published by Oxford University Press in October 2025.

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Why it's taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe

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Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

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Dystopias and other futures

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Too much phun can be bad for you

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Spying on molecules

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Down with the Danish priesthood: Quantum Mechanics

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Review: Relatively comfortable with the bizarre

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Science: Crossing the 'T's of organic reactions

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Forum: The disappearing dons - Jim Baggott regrets the days of the rare scholarly character are numbered

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Review: Winged chariot hurrying along

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Review: Every scientist a moral philosopher?

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Science: HFCs declared 'safe' for ozone layer

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