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
Science & Technology
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
Beyond nature
The human finger points the way to what makes us truly human, say Raymond Tallis
Aura & out
Laurie Taylor balances his chakras
Is anyone out there?
Aliens, Martians, extraterrestrials – how do we find out whether there’s life on other planets? Paul Davies has a formula
Logicomix: An Epic Search for the Truth by Apostolous Doxiadis & Christos Papadimitriou
Marcus Chown enjoys a graphic maths lesson
Fair game?
350 million do it regularly. It offers levels of complexity and human interaction beyond any other art form. We can’t continue to ignore the cultural impact of online gaming, says…
No brainer
Raymond Tallis's criticism of my research either very stupid or a hoax, says Sam Harris
I am not a God-spotter
Bruce Hood denies he is the reductionist Raymond Tallis claims
In search of the G spot
Is faith hard-wired in the the brain? Raymond Tallis scans some new claims