As we move into the 21st century, the turbulent transformation of economy and society looks set to continue. Growing integration of markets, radical new technologies, the increasing knowledge intensity of human activity, all point to the emergence of an immensely complex world. But how will it be managed? And by whom? What forms of organisation and decision-making will be required at local, nat...

T he recent bilingual publication of The Mathematical Writings of Évariste Galois by Peter M. Neumann [6] will make Galois’s own words available to a vast new audience of students of modern algebra. I have long advocated reading the original works of great mathematicians, but even with the advantage of Neumann’s extensively annotated transcription and translation it will be difficult for modern...

In the last century, vaccination has been the most effective medical intervention to reduce death and morbidity caused by infectious diseases. It is believed that vaccines save at least 2-3 million lives per year worldwide. Smallpox has been eradicated and polio has almost disappeared worldwide through global vaccine campaigns. Most of the viral and bacterial infections that traditionally affec...