Unreasonable doubt
Climate change, AIDS, GM foods – all have their detractors. But when does disbelief become dogma? Keith Kahn-Harris explores the cult of denialism
Science & Technology
It’s Immaterial
Hindu Council director Jay Lakhani is also a trained scientist. He believes science and religion meet at the level of the infinitely small
Pissing in the wind?
From brain surgery to climate change Ian McEwan has made scientific literacy fashionable. But will it save us, asks Anne Rooney.
Editorial: Just believe
It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote
Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos
Matt Parker visits Numberland with Alex Bellos
Dark Matter by Juli Zeh
Stuart Sim enjoys a metaphysical thriller
Cast away
How humanist are the three main parties? With the general election fast approaching, Paul Sims has been canvassing
Judgement day
Is the world really getting safer? Lawrence M Krauss, the scientist who reset the Doomsday Clock, cautions against complacency
Battle of the Babies
A new book argues that liberal secularism and high birth rates are fuelling a revival of religious fundamentalism. Caspar Melville speaks to its author Eric Kaufmann
Man & other beasts
Humanism is under attack in the academy for its assumption of man’s superiority over animals. John Appleby visits the intellectual borderland between humans and animals