Society

When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

Philosophy

Intellectual humility doesn’t require us to be open to absolutely anything being true

Aaron Rabinowitz -
It is right to have epistemic humility, and awareness of the limits of our knowledge - but that doesn't mean we need to be open to absolutely every possibility.
Climate Change

The Daily Mail guide to twisting the facts on vehicle emissions

Brian Eggo -
A recent study on vehicle emissions in London drove positive headlines in all, but the Daily Mail used all of their creativity to spin it into a political attack
Religion

The Humanist Enabling Life Project – supporting victims of sharia attacks

Leo Igwe -
The Humanist Enabling Life Project is a compassionate response to sharia amputations, murder, and other faith-based abuses in Nigeria.
Politics

Vladimir Putin’s insistence on pseudoscience is more than just propaganda

Slava Amanatski -
Putin's pseudoscience is not an aberration, but a way of understanding the world in which science becomes yet another field of geopolitical confrontation.
Religion

Camp Quest UK returns, offering a secular space for families to explore

Alastair Lichten -
Camp Quest UK provides a freethinking niche for those who may not fit in traditional summer camps, to ask big, small and weird questions.
Religion

Encouraging non-belief and activism against witch hunts in black communities

Leo Igwe -
Leo Igwe, director of the Advocacy for Alleged Witches, reports from Black Nonbelievers Seacon 2025, on the work of encouraging non-belief in Nigeria
Bad PR

Fake products, fake doctors, fake testimonials – the unchecked menace of online ads

Michael Marshall -
A herbal patch claimed to be as good as Ozempic but it was a scam served up by an online advertising system optimised around fakery.
Politics

Can assisted dying be a free choice in a society that dehumanises disabled people?

Sorrel Kinton -
Fears that assisted dying legislation could lead to pressure on disabled people aren't just a 'slippery slope', given the current lack of social safety net
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