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At Humanists UK #Humanists2024 in Cardiff at a moving and illuminating talk on recovering from religious trauma and the lack of understanding in this country around the struggles of leaving high control religions

Contemplating the ethical implications of Brian Klaas’ masterclass in chaos theory “We control nothing but influence everything” at #humanists2024 convention. Watch out for our review of his book coming up in New Humanist

The latest New Humanist is out today, including a striking report from journalist + former midwife Pavan Amara on the crisis of compassion in the NHS, as she talks to medics + experts on how to heal a "toxic culture" that is hurting staff and patients newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6308/…

Casual sex is the new normal. But is the nature and meaning of sex less apparent than we might imagine? Come watch me host a debate on this most vital of questions at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival next month. Tickets selling fast!!

A must read from Anthony Barnett on Project 2025, the current extent of the US surveillance capabilities, and the risks of the new ruling effectively placing the President above the law washingtonspectator.org/switch-it-off/

I talk to Clare Chambers about "tweakments", Ozempic and digital body modification. Left the chat with a renewed conviction to resist. And yes, men, they are coming for you! newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6329/…

Was a privilege to host a debate on The Meaning of Sex at HowTheLightGetsIn Festival this weekend, thanks to Anders Sandberg, Dr Finn Mackay at least cats 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Janne Teller for a truly provoking and profound discussion. Was having too much fun to take photos of the actual event but it was packed #HTLGI24

I missed these “let’s fill the whole alley with writers and journalists” nights in Athens. Also was lovely to meet Vasia Tzanakari again, one among many exciting Greek novelists and non-fiction writers whose work should be translated into English

Listening to Graeber and Wengrow’s “The Dawn of Everything” on early human societies in Epidaurus, site of the sixth century BCE cult of Asclepius and the 4th century BCE theatre. Serious awe ✨✨✨

I just backed Comrades! Verso Needs Your Support for Radical Publishing on Kickstarter kickstarter.com/projects/verso…

The new issue is out! ✨✨ The tech elites have lost the plot and are gaining real political power, and we all now need to get to grips with their weird and apocalyptic beliefs

Effective altruism has suffered a blow, but the extreme ideas surrounding it have infiltrated some of our most powerful organisations. Peter Ward's feature even more relevant since Trump's cabinet pick and creation of DOGE newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6362/…

A perfect gift for your friend or relative with a curious mind and a thirst for knowledge. Deep dives, book reviews, columns, cartoons and cryptic crossword. They will love it! 🎁

It’s out! With some excellent dives behind the headlines. We meet the wild-eyed evangelicals behind the myth of Trump the messiah Talk to the experts on Narcissistic Personality Disorder And channel Max Weber to ask: What is politics actually for? newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6386/…

I spoke to the president of American Atheists about the ordinary people in the US coming together to fight white Christian nationalism newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6421/…

This was a lot of fun, hope we have more events soon

How concerned should we be about our inability to consistently replicate studies? It’s an issue that cuts to the heart of our ideas about truth and science, as I discovered hosting this eye-opening debate.

"Existential psychotherapy rises to the challenge of finding something to live for." Author and clinical psychologist Frank Tallis writes clearly and powerfully on why therapists should take the quest for meaning more seriously: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6443/…