Why do people think they can see ghosts, ghoulies and gods? Richard Wiseman explains
We shouldn't allow myth and dogma to cloud rational evidence-based argument
Moons and Junes, hearts, diamonds and red, red roses – this Valentine's Day, what could be more humanist than passionate romance? But, warns Sally Feldman, it may also be a dangerous delusion
Was Freud really a rationalist? Lie back and let Alfred Tauber convince you
Do we have innate religious tendencies? Jake Wallis Simons turns to a new book to find out
Can the brain be explained? Louise Foxcroft reads two of the world's leading neuroscientists to find out
Information systems professor Ian Angell tells Laurie Taylor where science has gone wrong
With Danny Boyle's production of Frankenstein due to open at the National Theatre in February, Philip Ball looks at the timeless fascination, and consequences, of the monster myth
John Appleby unravels the history of humanism’s dalliance with eugenics.
Photographs of Saturn’s third largest moon taken by the Cassini probe reveal an explanation of its mysterious two-toned appearance, says Marcus Chown