Adam Dant
Unleash your inner Einstein
Science needn’t be difficult and dull, but we must inspire people with its wonders
Soothing sounds in time of war
There are expectations going back to 1948 that musicians turn up to provide relief
Cultural Christianity and the vulgar wisdom of memes
Dawkins is caught between the pure idea of rationalism, and the messy meme of cultural Christianity
The deep wisdom of rootedness
Society has lost touch with the people and places who helped to shape it in the first place
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
A new low in anti-vape scaremongering
There is no great risk of oral cancer among vapers
Tragedy of the common spaces
It is sadly in keeping with the modern British mindset to prefer something good not to be done
Why we should resist this “conversion therapy” ban
It would enshrine dubious claims as unarguable facts, and it endangers freedom and young people
An unconvincing case against the UNRWA
It should take more evidence to strip the Palestinians of essential support
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
