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  • It's all just words

    Blasphemer, failure, hypocrite, comedian – Stewart Lee tells Caspar Melville why he’s so offensive

  • Lies, damn lies and Chinese science

    The People's Republic is becoming a technological superpower, but who's checking the facts? Sam Geall seeks out the Chinese science cops

  • Doing fine now

    Is the glass half full? Half empty? Just be glad you’ve got a drink says Julian Baggini

  • Growing up godless

    “Should you tell your four-year-old you believe we are all alone in a godless universe? My Dad did, and I turned out OK. Discounting the fact I am a comedian..." Catie Wilkins on her atheist upbringing

  • Book Review: The Loser Letters by Mary Eberstadt

    Andrew Mueller enjoys the end of a leaden satire of New Atheism

  • Material errors

    In arguing that quantum physics challenges the materialist view of the world, Jay Lakhani gets his science wrong, says Mano Singham

  • Q&A: Tim Minchin

    As he prepares for his first ever arena tour, we catch up with rising rationalist star Tim Minchin

  • Who are you calling a fanatic?

    Rationalists should think twice about using a term which has, in its day, been used to condemn those who struggle for freedom and equality, says Alberto Toscano

  • Variety

    The American philosopher William James died a hundred years ago. Jonathan Rée calls for a return to his humane example

  • Thinkers: Voltaire

    Fame and fortune allowed the great 18th-century writer to challenge the powers of the state, says Ian Davidson