What scientists learned from the art of illusion
From politics to advertising, the techniques used by magicians are everywhere; a new exhibition puts the rabbit back in the hat.
Ideas
How secular feminists are caught in the middle
Have religious fundamentalists and western Islamophobes alike eroded vital breathing space for secular feminists in Pakistan?
“Nature can be made to march under almost any political banner”
Q&A with Lorraine Daston, author of "Against Nature".
Truth be damned
To counter the wave of misinformation and denial in political life, we urgently need to defend the concept of the public good.
“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"
Book review: Childless Voices
As Lorna Gibb's new book shows, the childless woman can be regarded as deficient.
Vintage designs and the dream of a better future
The wartime posters of Abram Games show a vision of a shared civic state.
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.
In a word: deal
Michael Rosen's column about language and its uses.
“Consent is a radical concept”
Q&A with Milena Popova, scholar, activist, author of "Sexual Consent".