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Stay smart in a changing world! New Humanist's Winter 2025 edition is out now
From the rise of AI to attacks on universities, are we all getting dumber? Or is society transforming and discovering new ways to be smart?
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Emma Park explores the art and architecture of our new Glass Age, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social joins a glam-rock goodbye to Marc Bolan and @shappikhorsandi.bsky.social proclaims the joys of a good gossip...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In our science report, George Fallon finds out how glow-in-the-dark plants could help farmers fight the effects of climate change, while in the culture section, Christopher Shrimpton reviews a bold new take on "Hedda Gabler" with a black, queer protagonist...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As always, our language columnist @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social digs into a word of the moment – this time, "condemn" – and @peterwardjourno.bsky.social explores the wild world of conspiracy theories about the internet...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Meanwhile, Peter Salmon has bad news: you can't keep blaming your choices on "unconscious" desires – it's a deeply contested concept. Christopher Dorrell goes on an atheist pilgrimage, and we talk to @sophiegilbert.bsky.social about porn and pop culture...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
. @marcuschown.bsky.social says we must fight Trump's cuts to black hole research, while Jamaima Afridi reports on the health crisis facing Afghan women - and why it could soon lead to disaster for the entire country...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Elsewhere in the magazine, @katherinestewart.bsky.social reports on the US anti-abortion activists turning their attention to Britain and psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues that fear-driven overregulation of AI could present its own kind of danger...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Continuing the theme, award-winning author @naomialderman.bsky.social offers tips on how to survive the Third Information Crisis and @zionlights.bsky.social explores the Finnish schools on the frontlines of the misinformation wars, teaching kids to spot fake news...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
First up, we asked five experts – including Martha Nussbaum, Richard Susskind, @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, Moheb Costandi and @ziyadmarar.bsky.social – how to stay ahead of the game as the world changes around us. From AI to education and neuroscience, they share their thoughts...
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM