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The New Atheists thought they stood for truth and reason – but did they help usher in an age of conspiracist thinking and prejudice?
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The New Atheists thought they stood for truth and reason – but did they help usher in an age of conspiracist thinking and prejudice?
Laurie Taylor wonders if he has left his radical past behind.
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The New Atheists thought they stood for truth and reason – but did they help usher in an age of conspiracist thinking and prejudice?
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi's collection of short stories delves into the lives of Ugandans in England.
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Chemistry, Biology, Physics: Three scientists talk through big recent developments in their fields.
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The snail-like progress of light across our enormous Universe essentially transforms telescopes into time machines.
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Is the Homeric concept of xenia – generosity to strangers – the best tonic for the rise of right-wing populism?
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With Boko Haram’s brutality on one side, and military repression on the other, inhabitants of northern Nigeria took drastic steps.
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From politics to advertising, the techniques used by magicians are everywhere; a new exhibition puts the rabbit back in the hat.
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