Listen to reason. Intelligent thinking for turbulent times, from New Humanist magazine. Interviews with thinkers who speak to our age – on subjects including religion, race, politics, sex, tech, work and much more.

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A quarterly magazine of ideas, science and culture, New Humanist brings together expert voices and quality journalism to illuminate our turbulent times. Published since 1885, New Humanist is for anyone who wants to understand the concepts, conflicts and systems shaping our world today—from climate and technology to ideology, fundamentalism and struggles for equality.

The latest and very best articles, news, blog posts and essays from New Humanist, promoting and debating science, reason, humanism and freethought since 1885. Featuring the finest writing and comment from the world's leading free thinking authors.

Oct 17, 2023 · The authors view the period of 1930-70 as the first “gilded age” of humanism. Books like The Humanist Outlook (1968), edited by the philosopher A. J. Ayer, helped to define humanism in terms of ethical issues, Karl Popper’s “open society” and an intellectual outlook based on the scientific method. The 1960s also saw the founding of a Humanist Parliamentary Group, leading to greater ...

Jan 18, 2024 · Credit: Vijat Mohindra, courtesy of Dolly Parton Dolly Parton has a simple rule she lives by. “I don’t do nothing half-assed,” she tells me, speaking from her studio and offices in Nashville.

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Links to biographies of all the contributors to New Humanist magazine. Featured writers include Richard Dawkins, Laurie Taylor, Mary Midgley, Michael Bywater, Marilynne Robinson, Philip Pullman, Ricky Gervais, Noam Chomsky and many more.

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