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Humanist art in the Basque region
Report by David Warden I’m always on the look out for “humanist art” when I'm on my travels. Humanist art in painting and sculpture...

David Warden
May 31, 20243 min read


The “Autonomous Team Player” – a contradiction in terms?
By John Coss and ChatGPT John is Vice chair of Stockport Humanists Thinking about “community” – our theme for this month – reminded me of...

John Coss
May 31, 20243 min read


Community volunteering: changing the world one cake at a time
By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...

Maggie Hall
May 13, 20249 min read


Blaming the government for everything is unfair
By Aaron the Humanist Blaming the current government for everything going wrong seems to be a national sport. Is it time for us to...

Aaron the Humanist
Apr 30, 20245 min read


Democracy: its forms and failings
By Maggie Hall Maggie is a former Chair of Brighton Humanists, a member of the Humanists UK Dialogue Network, and a Humanists UK School...

Maggie Hall
Apr 30, 20246 min read


How to spot a democracy: free speech and “loser consent”
The litmus test of any democracy is whether there is free speech, an independent media and where the results of elections are respected.

Anthony Lewis
Apr 30, 20249 min read


Secularism isn’t optional for democracy. It’s essential.
By Megan Manson Megan is head of campaigns at the National Secular Society in London. She previously worked for the Japanese government...

Megan Manson
Apr 30, 20246 min read


How misinformation threatens democracy
By Mike Flood Mike is Chair of Milton Keynes Humanists and the UK-based network Humanists for the Common Good. In this article he writes...

Mike Flood
Apr 30, 20247 min read


Why I’m a left of centre humanist
By Paul Entwistle Paul’s background is in finance. He has a longstanding interest in philosophy and political economy which he has been...
Paul Entwistle
Apr 30, 20247 min read


Post-democracy: How democracy was captured and how we can get it back
By David Warden In this article, David traces some of the history of liberalism and its recent decay into authoritarian Marxism. He calls...

David Warden
Apr 30, 202414 min read


Abiogenesis: the creation of life from non-living matter
By Keith Hayward In this article, Keith explains in simple terms how life got going from complex carbon molecules and how life comes from...

Keith Hayward
Apr 30, 20246 min read


Rochdale by-election: how I was cancelled and discriminated against by the Green Party
By Guy Otten Guy is a vice-chair of Greater Manchester Humanists, a humanist chaplain with the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, a...
Guy Otten
Apr 30, 20247 min read


Citizens’ Assemblies: can they help reverse the decline in public trust of key institutions?
By John Coss John is Vice chair of Stockport Humanists. In this article he explains how citizens’ assemblies seek to combine two...

John Coss
Apr 27, 20245 min read


Eagle’s View: should the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust support an additional humanist primary school?
By Steve Hurd Steve is Chairperson of the Uganda Humanist Schools Trust. In this article he explains the challenge of deciding whether...
Steve Hurd
Mar 31, 20245 min read


The final frontier: should we try to transplant human heads?
By Aaron, our Design and Layout Editor Having transplanted skin, hands, livers and many other body parts, is it only a matter of time...

Aaron the Humanist
Mar 31, 20243 min read


Healthy ageing: the top 50 factors
By John Coss, Vice chair of Stockport Humanists Most of us aspire to a long, healthy life and a good death. In this article, I review...

John Coss
Mar 31, 20248 min read


Happiness studies for humanists: what is the autotelic personality?
By Alessia Ianucci An autotelic personality refers to an individual who has a tendency to engage in activities for their own sake,...

Alessia Ianucci
Mar 31, 20242 min read


A Christian-Humanist dialogue on death and immortality
By Andreas Isenberg (who has become a Christian) and Alessia Ianucci (who remains firmly in the Humanist camp) In a serene garden, under...

Alessia Ianucci
Mar 31, 20243 min read


Athletic at the age of 120: the humanist case for the abolition of ageing
An edited transcript of a talk by David Wood who is Chair of London Futurists, co-founder of the Transhumanist Party UK, and a Fellow of...

David Warden
Mar 31, 20247 min read


Horns and Halos: a humanist perspective on Satanic music
By Gareth Hall Gareth is the Chair of Wrexham Humanists, an accredited school speaker for Humanists UK, and Lead Coordinator for the...
Gareth Hall
Mar 31, 20244 min read
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