Writer Naomi Alderman gives us tips and tricks on how to stay sane in a maddening world
Effective altruism has suffered a blow, but the extreme ideas surrounding it have infiltrated some of our most powerful organisations
The musings of a "disillusioned social scientist"
What should we do if thought quality, like air quality, is in crisis?
Why the internet’s favourite moral argument doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
The majority of British people are in favour of the death penalty in extreme cases. But its use would fundamentally alter our society
The newly excavated Dorset Pliosaur gets Samira Ahmed thinking about our fascination with dinosaurs and our fear of extinction
The belief that racism is ineradicable has inevitably shaped the character of antiracism today
It is not possible to discover the ultimate truth of things. But we still need to use the vital tools of reason and observation.
James Bridle's "Ways of Being" and Ray Nayler's "The Mountain in the Sea" aim to explode our tired ideas about intelligent life.