As sophisticated algorithms become able to complete tasks we once thought impossible, computers become a real threat to humanity

Academic Emma Dabiri argues that black women too often measure their beauty by the yardstick of whiteness

Jess Phillips MP says politicians have no choice but to be robotic

Kathleen Kerridge says public perceptions of poverty are wrong

The NHS is on the brink of disaster. But, argues Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee, there is nothing wrong with it that cannot be put right

We are in danger of making censorship the standard response to anything that offends, argues Julie Bindel

Matthew Taylor argues that social mobility in unequal society makes us miserable

It’s easy to think that inequality is inevitable but, says Danny Dorling, we are living in extraordinary times

Most of us, says Marlon James, are non-racist. While that leaves us with a clear conscience, he argues, it does nothing to help fight injustice in the world

The political success of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is not uniquely American, argues Gary Younge

Jess Thom’s tics from Tourette syndrome can be funny, but people often suppress their laughter for fear of causing offence. But she argues for an open conversation about disability and difference

People outside India are increasingly equating the country with mounting intolerance, argues MP Shashi Tharoor

Sheeva Weil was raped in her first term at university, and spent years asking herself what she could have done to prevent it

Bombing Syria is not a strategy, argues Giles Fraser, but an angry reaction to the Paris attacks which the government wants to use to show solidarity with France

Kellie Maloney explains why she finally decided to stop being Frank, and how she managed to survive for so long in the hyper-masculine boxing world

It’s easy to see Isis as an irrational death cult, argues Charlie Winter – but its motives in the Paris attack were strategic

Alberto Nardelli says we need to look at the data before introducing a sugar tax

We all know that too much time with tech is bad for the mind, argues Tom Chatfield. But even resisting temptation is taking its toll on us

The one taboo of economics that the government is hiding from the public is the fact that if the government balances its books, it becomes impossible for the private sector to do the same

Dave Llewellyn argues that blaming lad culture for all misogyny shuts many young men out of a conversation that they need to be a part of

The online obsession for wellness has gone way beyond getting your five a day, argues Bella Mackie

Film-maker Chanya Button says the ‘strong woman’ label is creating another stereotype to shatter

Emma Dabiri asks why we are treating some people fleeing impossible situations as second-class refugees

Gary Younge argues that idealism is absolutely necessary for society to continue progressing into the world we want to see

Paris Lees says in order to have a sensible conversation about drug policy we should admit that taking drugs does not always have dire consequences