Philosophy & Psychology

Many of us accept science is a reliable guide to what we ought to believe – but not all of …

Salman Rushdie was assailed by 24-year-old Muslim fanatic Hadi Matar on 12 August as he was about to give a …

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted public displays of grief around the world – from public gatherings at …

With the world experiencing inflation levels not seen since the 1980s, central banks are caught between warning of the dangers …

Magic has a seemingly universal allure. It’s interwoven in some of the most popular narratives for children and adults, from …

People aren’t like rocks, and that has long been a problem for psychological scientists. If you are experimenting on a …

Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons were trying to …

Project Mayhem is an all-male cult – but unlike the real cults that Sarah Steel writes about in Do As …

In 1845, Karl Marx declared: “philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it”. …

The word ‘evil’ circulates widely in the wake of terrible public violence. The May 24, 2022, massacre at an elementary …

There are two fundamental reasons why misinformation is a bigger problem than ever before. The first is tied to the …

One hundred and fifty years ago on 18 May 1872 the philosopher Bertrand Russell was born. Of everything he said …