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In 2012, a series of experts that looked like crime scene investigators descended on the south aisle of Winchester Cathedral, hoping to solve an ancient mystery. But could they uncover the secrets of Foxe's Boxes?
A tale of bones and belonging
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
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We should be grateful for the greenhouse effect - even if human activity is pushing it too far
In praise of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth – even if human activity has pushed it to dangerous levels
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"The populist right are framing their political narrative around a nostalgic throwback to some golden era that didn’t happen"
Q&A: How to resist the far-right in Britain
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate says we need our political leaders to defend Britain’s multicultural society
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"I’ve always felt that I am wilder and more anarchic on the inside, and I’ve never felt able to be that person." Author Erin Somers on midlife fantasy 👇️
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
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We should be grateful for the greenhouse effect - even if human activity is pushing it too far
In praise of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth – even if human activity has pushed it to dangerous levels
newhumanist.org.uk
“We should be allowed one year during perimenopause to be free”
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
newhumanist.org.uk
"William James used nitrous oxide and Freud used cocaine. That’s what science was until the 20th century. You used yourself as a test subject because that’s the most direct way to learn" #HistoryOfScience #philosophy
Psychedelic philosophy
Professor Justin Smith-Ruiu on how magic mushrooms gave him a deeper understanding of ideas he’d studied for decades
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"Sensible people, moderate people, have to step up, because if we cede the ground to these extremists, Britain will be moving into quite a dangerous place"
Q&A: How to resist the far-right in Britain
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate says we need our political leaders to defend Britain’s multicultural society
newhumanist.org.uk
What magic mushrooms taught one philosopher about the nature of reality #philosophy #leibniz
Psychedelic philosophy
Professor Justin Smith-Ruiu on how magic mushrooms gave him a deeper understanding of ideas he’d studied for decades
newhumanist.org.uk
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
A tale of bones and belonging
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
newhumanist.org.uk
We meet Erin Somers and Sophie Mackintosh, two authors at the centre of a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women #booksky #literature
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
newhumanist.org.uk
"The greenhouse effect gets a bad press. And certainly, carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is a problem today because its concentration is increasing faster than the biosphere can adapt to it. However, in the past, the gas has been extremely beneficial" #scicomm #climate
In praise of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth – even if human activity has pushed it to dangerous levels
newhumanist.org.uk
Psychedelic philosophy: Professor @smith-ruiu.bsky.social on how magic mushrooms gave him a deeper understanding of ideas he’d studied for decades
Psychedelic philosophy
Professor Justin Smith-Ruiu on how magic mushrooms gave him a deeper understanding of ideas he’d studied for decades
newhumanist.org.uk
How King Cnut’s femur may have temporarily been used as a missile
A tale of bones and belonging
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
newhumanist.org.uk
Confounding societal expectations that older women should fade into sexual invisibility or conform to a selfless vision of motherhood, midlife women are unleashing their libidos and sharing their wild inner worlds
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
newhumanist.org.uk
Human activity has pushed the greenhouse effect to dangerous levels - but don't forget, we wouldn't be here without it, writes @marcuschown.bsky.social
In praise of the greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect is essential for life on Earth – even if human activity has pushed it to dangerous levels
newhumanist.org.uk
Inside Winchester Cathedral lie six ornately decorated mortuary chests, topped off with gilded crowns. They hide a mystery that modern science has, so far, only partially solved
A tale of bones and belonging
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
newhumanist.org.uk
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My latest feature for @newhumanist.bsky.social is a meditation on longing, yearning and desire and why midlife women are in the spotlight. It was a complete joy to talk to Erin Somers and Sophie Mackintosh about their novels and our wild inner worlds. newhumanist.org.uk/articles/lat...
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
newhumanist.org.uk
From Gillian Anderson's "More" to Miranda July’s "All Fours", female longing is having a cultural moment - and midlife women are taking the limelight #gender #feminism #sexuality
Late awakening
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women
newhumanist.org.uk
"Sensible people, moderate people, have to step up, because if we cede the ground to these extremists, Britain will be moving into quite a dangerous place"
Q&A: How to resist the far-right in Britain
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate says we need our political leaders to defend Britain’s multicultural society
newhumanist.org.uk
"I really believe it is art that will save us." For Samira Ahmed, a visit to Chester proves the redemptive power of culture
Building cathedrals of culture
A visit to Chester proves the redemptive power of culture
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A tale of bones and belonging from @brianklaas.bsky.social: How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
A tale of bones and belonging
How the jumbled-up skeletons of ancient kings and queens forced scientists and clerics to work together
newhumanist.org.uk
We meet the novelists behind a new wave of stories exploring the sexual fantasies of midlife women. Read more: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/lat...
Men are increasingly being targeted with ads for testosterone replacement therapy. But do most of them really need it? “It’s my own personal feeling that a lot of these companies are ... tapping into a market of insecure young men," says one expert
Measuring masculinity
Men are increasingly worried about their testosterone levels. Treatment can help some, but might it harm others?
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Many city centres have been hit hard by a combination of Covid and higher taxes. But Chester offers an exciting example of regeneration, with culture at its heart
Building cathedrals of culture
A visit to Chester proves the redemptive power of culture
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"People are being attracted to the right for a whole variety of different reasons ... My message to Labour, and to all politicians, is that you’re not going to change this by just changing immigration policy. Underlying all of this is economic pessimism"
Q&A: How to resist the far-right in Britain
Nick Lowles of Hope Not Hate says we need our political leaders to defend Britain’s multicultural society
newhumanist.org.uk