My appointment with doctor death

What happens when the human brain shuts down

A remarkable mum has just weeks to live after making the heartbreaking decision to starve herself to death when her daughter’s exams have finished. Emma Bray, 42, who has motor neurone disease, will m

Contempt for democracy and the perversion of classical liberalism

The driverless car now seems to have become a risky, possibly even toxic prospect for a great many industry powers. Having invested keenly, the big traditional players – Ford, Volkswagen, General Moto

After a catastrophic accident, life as Noland Arbaugh knew it became a distant memory. Then came Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned neurotechnology company that could transform how he engaged with the world. A brain implant from the richest man on the planet? Sure! What did he have to lose?

On 5 December last year, Louise Shackleton held her dying husband in her arms as he slipped away, free at last from the agonies and indignities of motor neurone disease. It was the peaceful death Anto