Mind, Body & Life

Secrets in the soil

Human civilisation has degraded the earth beneath our feet. But working on an urban garden gave Kate Brown hope.

Ella Al-Shamahi's history of the handshake comes at a time when humanity is reconsidering this ancient gesture, along with its risks and rewards.

Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.

Calling up long-lost friends, especially during a pandemic, is a pastime with its perils for Laurie Taylor.

It has been a bad time for clubbing. But shut away at home, DJs have returned to dance music’s political roots.

Examining the complex ethical issues surrounding our treatment of animals, Esther Woolfson asks us to re-evaluate our complicity.

In a year without normal funerals, Samira Ahmed writes about the invisible crowds of the bereaved and grieving.

In our increasingly non-religious society, we are inventing new ways to honour the dead and mark their passing.

As a schoolboy, Laurie Taylor was enjoined to pray for a miracle. Unfortunately, his "success" was mired by discovering David Hume.

The head of the Polarization Lab gives us his cutting-edge insights on how to tackle tribalism online – and they're not what you might think.