"There is no valid race science because race is not a valid scientific concept"
Q&A with Angela Saini, author of "Superior: The Return of Race Science".
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"Privatising the causes of stress dovetails nicely with neoliberal ideology"
Q&A with Ronald Purser, author of "McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality".
R.G. Collingwood on the corruption of democracy
The philosopher, historian and archaeologist argued for the importance of "politically educated public opinion".
"Science deniers embrace a double standard of evidence"
Q&A with Lee McIntyre, author of "The Scientific Attitude".
Will tech set us free? The autumn 2019 New Humanist
Out now - also featuring a new survey on religion and atheism in Britain today, Orwell's legacy and the rise of Hindu nationalism.
The strange tradition of compulsory daily worship in schools
A couple from Oxfordshire are bringing a legal challenge, saying that their children are being religiously indoctrinated by Christian assemblies.
When sceptics get it wrong
There is almost complete consensus amongst climate scientists that the Earth is warming and human behaviour is a key factor, yet denial continues.
Asylum for Pakistani humanist rejected over failure to identify Plato and Aristotle
As a result of Hamza bin Walayat's case, Home Office staff will have compulsory training on non-religious asylum claims.
"Terrorism is almost always male violence"
Q&A with Joan Smith, author of "Homegrown: How Domestic Violence turns Men into Terrorists".
"The opposite of philosophy is taking things for granted"
Q&A with Jonathan Rée, author of "Witcraft: The Invention of Philosophy in English"
"Nature can be made to march under almost any political banner"
Q&A with Lorraine Daston, author of "Against Nature".
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"Brute animals make better use of reason than men"
Q&A with Justin E. H. Smith, author of "Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason"
"Apparently, wombs can be as dangerous as bombs"
Q&A with Shakira Hussein, author of "From Victims to Suspects: Muslim Women Since 9/11"
"Life hacking creates a type of tunnel vision"
Q&A with Joseph Reagle, author of "Hacking Life: Systematized Living and its Discontents"
Religion and power: the summer 2019 New Humanist
Out now - also featuring lessons from the Odyssey, the psychology of magic and how to spot a cult.