The Queen of Country on her personal philosophy
Dolly Parton talks to New Humanist about her latest album, her remarkable career and her liberal approach to faith
Mind, Body & Life
What the Ottomans did for us
What happened to the old art of talking to strangers? Shaparak Khorsandi makes the case for random encounters and idle chatter.
Death to vegan junk food!
Trendy vegans with their highly-processed "plant-based" eating are ruining our relationship with food
Every year, I forget!
Why I have a complicated relationship with anniversaries
Book review: Life is Hard by Kieran Setiya
The philosopher's self-help book
What supporting my father through Alzheimer’s taught me
As a historian, the experience made me question my ideas about memory and identity
Demons of sleep
In our quest for more sleep, we're overlooking its rich mysteries
The pursuit of immortality
Gene therapy could be the key to longer lives. But some longevity fanatics, tired of waiting for the technology, are taking matters into their own hands
Q&A: Anna Lembke on the power of dopamine
We talk to psychiatrist Anna Lembke about how dopamine drives us in unexpected ways
The moral duty to pump iron
Weightlifters were once seen as freaks - but now the fitness industry has taken over the world. How did we get here?