I suppose it's a style choice from the author. I found the article in the "you might also like..." section at the end of https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/a

I suppose it's a style choice from the author. I found the article in the "you might also like..." section at the end of https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-universe-is-free-will-an-illusion https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/27/the-clockwork-u... and the issue was mostly framed in terms of philosophy/ethics.