

Editor’s welcome
Our founding editor, David Brittain, recently lost his wife Linda after her battle with Alzheimer's. I attended a livestream of her...
David Warden
Mar 312 min read
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Media Watch: Church of England mood “febrile and anguished”
Church of England mood “febrile and anguished” On 16 February, reporting on the recent annual meeting of the General Synod, Sunday Times ...
Maggie Hall
Mar 312 min read
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Richard Dawkins announces non-binary identity in shocking U-turn on gender debate
In a revelation that has left both evolutionary biologists and internet commentators reeling, Professor Richard Dawkins has come out as...
Aypril Phoule
Mar 312 min read
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Humanists UK releases Faith to Faithless animation
By Dr George Askwith George is a member of our editorial team and a volunteer for Faith to Faithless. Faith to Faithless is Humanists...
Dr George Askwith
Mar 311 min read
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A humanist way forward for Palestine
By The New Enlightenment Project, Lloyd Robertson (President) The New Enlightenment Project, a Canadian Humanist Initiative, has adopted...
Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Mar 3120 min read
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My son has schizophrenia: the rock of religion provides no solace and neither does the hard place of science
By Fiona Rose Fiona is a management consultant and mother who writes candidly about the challenges and realities of mental health....
Fiona Rose
Mar 319 min read
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Beautiful imperfection: how, when and why did consciousness arise?
By Stuart Carter Stuart studied earth sciences at University College London and the University of Oxford, and was awarded a NATO...
Stuart Carter
Mar 315 min read
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What’s magic about mushrooms?
By Lou Roberts Lou Roberts is a business owner and business consultant. She has a PhD from Henley Business School, a Master's in Mindful...
Lou Roberts
Mar 316 min read
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Meditating upside down: why humanists should practise mindfulness for just ten minutes a day
Mindfulness is the modern secular form of meditation and it has been clinically proven to have significant cognitive and health benefits.
Anthony Lewis
Mar 3111 min read
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From Caravaggio to Rolf Harris: can we admire the art but not the artist?
By Maggie Hall Maggie is a retired teacher of speech and drama, a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK...
Maggie Hall
Mar 318 min read
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From brain fog to burnout: when ADHD and menopause collide
By Dr George Askwith George is a member of our editorial team and a volunteer for Faith to Faithless, which is Humanists UK's programme...
Dr George Askwith
Mar 315 min read
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What is ayahuasca?
By Tim This piece is written by a real person who would prefer to remain anonymous because it describes his personal experiences. A...
Tim
Mar 318 min read
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Darwin Day celebration: Voyage on the Beagle or Hippie Trail?
Darwin Day at Dorset Humanists took an unexpected turn this year. An anthropologist from Bournemouth University, who was scheduled talk...
David Warden
Mar 313 min read
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Worshipping at the shrine of liberal individualism: how humanism became a dogmatic religion and what to do about it
By David Warden In this article, David argues that there are two theories of what humanism actually is. The dominant theory is that...
David Warden
Mar 3110 min read
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Flushed, focused and energised: the mental and physical joys of exercise
By Aaron – the endorphin junky Continuing this month's theme of mental health and thinking, Aaron compares the effects of exercise on his...
Aaron the Humanist
Mar 314 min read
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From Tarot to Humanism: facing reality while dealing with bipolar disorder
By Gaia Gaia is a real person who was born in Saudi Arabia. She recently discovered humanism and immediately identified with it. In this...
Gaia
Mar 315 min read
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How do we sell humanism if few seem willing to buy?
By Professor Christian Colombo In this article, Christian observes that it's difficult to get people to join humanist organisations in an...
Christian Colombo
Mar 317 min read
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Humanism: a transformative opportunity
By Colin Lewisohn In this article, Colin asks how can we inspire potential humanists to become part of an active and positive humanist...
Colin Lewisohn
Mar 318 min read
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Unfinished symphony: a potted history of humanism in Ireland with a sting in the tail
By Owen Morton Owen lives in Sutton, a coastal suburb in North Dublin. He's a humanist who likes jazz and the two aren’t un-related....
Owen Morton
Mar 3114 min read
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“It Hurts”: a poem about pain
A first-class ticket ......Stopping at every station … alas - it’s the circle line ...... it hurts so much, When will it stop?
Rick Field
Mar 312 min read
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“Read a book and win a pizza”: the vital connections between literacy, school ethos, and mental health
By Catherine Wallace Catherine Wallace is Professor Emerita at University College London, Institute of Education. She has published a...
Catherine Wallace
Mar 306 min read
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Do the brains of believers and non-believers work differently?
By Sophy Robinson Sophy is a former trustee of Humanists UK and she has worked for many years as a performance coach in large global...
Sophy Robinson
Jan 313 min read
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