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Editor's choice

Two leading voices battle it out

culture

"Project Hail Mary" is sci-fi storytelling at its best: solid science, an everyman hero, and a funny little alien

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education & children

As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge

faith & religion

Talking to Iranian atheists and religious minorities explodes the lie of a homogenous Islamic Republic

human rights & ethics

Even in prison, Belarusian dissident women haven’t given up. The future of the country may still be in their hands

ideas

Writer Naomi Alderman gives us tips and tricks on how to stay sane in a maddening world

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mind, body & life

Five experts explore the pressures we’re putting on our bodies, and where we should draw the line

politics & conflict

Each issue, we highlight a reason to be cheerful in our "Breakthroughs" column. This time, it's the Renters' Rights Act

rationalism, atheism & humanism

How a humanist network of free-thinking intellectuals transformed Britain in the 20th century

science & technology

The laws of nature are mathematical – but we don't fully understand why