Stargazer
David Wootton, author of a new biography, uncovers evidence that Galileo really was a heretic
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Q&A: Marilynne Robinson
She has won the Pulitzer and Orange prizes for her fiction, and been called the greatest writer of prose in the English language. With her new book she enters the…
It’s all just words
Blasphemer, failure, hypocrite, comedian – Stewart Lee tells Caspar Melville why he’s so offensive
Lies, damn lies and Chinese science
The People's Republic is becoming a technological superpower, but who's checking the facts? Sam Geall seeks out the Chinese science cops
Doing fine now
Is the glass half full? Half empty? Just be glad you’ve got a drink says Julian Baggini
Growing up godless
“Should you tell your four-year-old you believe we are all alone in a godless universe? My Dad did, and I turned out OK. Discounting the fact I am a comedian..."…
Book Review: The Loser Letters by Mary Eberstadt
Andrew Mueller enjoys the end of a leaden satire of New Atheism
Material errors
In arguing that quantum physics challenges the materialist view of the world, Jay Lakhani gets his science wrong, says Mano Singham
Q&A: Tim Minchin
As he prepares for his first ever arena tour, we catch up with rising rationalist star Tim Minchin
Who are you calling a fanatic?
Rationalists should think twice about using a term which has, in its day, been used to condemn those who struggle for freedom and equality, says Alberto Toscano