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title: "The Winter 2015 New Humanist is out now!"
date: "2015-11-19T10:30:26+00:00"
modified: "2015-11-19T10:30:26+00:00"
url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/2015/11/19/the-winter-2015-new-humanist-is-out-now/"
post_id: 6459
categories: ["Uncategorised"]
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# The Winter 2015 New Humanist is out now!

![Winter 2015 cover illustration.](https://newhumanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/images/1511-Cover-web-2.jpg)

The Winter 2015 issue of *New Humanist* is on sale now! You can find it in branches of WH Smith at mainline train stations, airports and selected high street stores.

**Live in the UK?** **[Subscribe now and get six months of New Humanist for just £1](/promo/NS6MWE15)! See below for details**.

Highlights include:

**Cover story – Ghost in the shell: Will Wiles** investigates the rise of robot technology that is becoming increasingly difficult to tell apart from human life.

> “The advent of genuine androids or replicants has the potential to spark an existential crisis for us humans. This crisis could have far-reaching consequences for how we treat each other and view ourselves – consequences that reach back to questions we have asked about human relations since the Enlightenment.”

**PLUS:**

- **Lyndsey Stonebridge**, professor of modern literature and history at the University of East Anglia, explores the disturbing historical roots of the refugee crisis at Europe’s borders
- **Mary Beard** talks to *New Humanist* about belief and belonging in Ancient Rome
- **Roman Krznaric**, a faculty member at London’s School of Life, makes the case for empathy as a driving force of social progress
- **Dawn Foster** compares two books on capitalism and technology by Matt Ridley and Paul Mason
- **Richard Scorer**, a lawyer and author on religion, separates fact from fiction on sharia law in the UK
- **Tosin Thompson** asks leading scientists what will happen to the Earth when the Sun finally goes out
- **Daniel Sitole** reports from Kenya, where a self-proclaimed “immortal” cult leader has met an all-too mortal end
- **Burhan Wazir** reveals how Gandhi’s philosophy, now an inspiration to millions, was formed by his reaction to British imperialism
- **Sally Feldman** pays tribute to the role of makeup in cultures throughout the ages.
- **Jonathan Rée** challenges the idea that religions are either “pure” or monolithic, by examining early Christianity
- **Mark Fisher** argues that reality TV has made viewers complicit in its cruelty
- **Lola Okolosie** reviews a new exhibition of black British art, and reflects on race and power in the 21st century
- New poems; columns from **Michael Rosen, Laurie Taylor, Marcus Chown**, and **Samira Shackle**; cartoons by **Martin Rowson** and **Grizelda**; book reviews; cryptic crossword; and **Chris Maslanka**‘s quiz.

*Get [six months of New Humanist for just £1](/promo/NS6MWE15)! UK customers, direct debit only. After six months your subscription will continue at the annual rate of £27. You can cancel at any time. Overseas readers can [subscribe for £27 a year or take out a digital-only subscription for £10](/supportus).*