Not going to reach my telephone
We worry that new technology is ruining our ability to think – in fact, such fears have been around since the very invention of writing
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The English visionary
For over forty years, Iain Sinclair’s work has combined obsessive myth-making with urban despair. But what do we know about him?
Beyond good and evil: Breaking Bad
By rejecting the moral certainties of most small-screen drama, Breaking Bad became the ultimate piece of atheist TV
Is Jesus history’s biggest figure?
Christ has topped of a list of history's most significant people. The study may be imperfect, but it's a great basis for an argument, says Paul Sims
Book review: What WH Auden Can Do for You by Alexander McCall Smith
This article is a preview from the Winter 2013 issue of New Humanist magazine. You can subscribe here. Alexander McCall Smith is not wrong when he says, in his new…
Adding up with The Simpsons
Simon Singh is one of our best science writers, but a gruelling libel battle derailed his career. Now, he tells Paul Sims, he’s back to doing what he loves
Girls can’t do physics? How schools are failing to tackle gender stereotypes
A new report suggests that stereotypes persist, writes Samira Shackle
Atheism in Technicolor
Dale DeBakcsy watches non-belief come of age at San Francisco's Atheist Film Festival
Humanism for a globalised world
Ten years after his death, Edward Said’s work remains a guide for how to hold universal principles in increasingly diverse societies
Ten reasons why you should read the relaunched New Humanist
** UK readers can take up our special introductory offer and subscribe to New Humanist for just £1! (overseas readers click here) ** Our very own New Humanist, one of…