14 September 2022
In unstable times we need to think clearly about the future. There is a lot to learn from David Christian's Future Stories: A user's guide to the future, an ambitious book with a Big History approach
14 September 2022
Bryn Nelson's extraordinary book asks why we let a vital natural resource, human faeces, get flushed away when we could be using it to heal guts, improve soil and understand our past
7 September 2022
A dystopian future isn't inevitable. By prioritising the needs of our children and grandchildren today, we can give them a world without poverty, discrimination and so many other evils, says William MacAskill
24 August 2022
Nearly forty years of letters between the two scientists who co-developed the paradigm-changing Gaia hypothesis make for fascinating, humanising reading
10 August 2022
When it comes to human physiology, behaviour and social interaction, it is time to abandon a 200-year hunt for normal people, argues Sarah Chaney in her new book
20 July 2022
Companies are increasingly looking to engender loyalty by tapping into our evolved need to belong. But the emotional costs of bonding sessions and other techniques can be high and the sense of belonging false, warns Jonathan R Goodman
6 April 2022
Studies of fossil footprints are showing us intimate snapshots of ancient peoples' lives. They are a fantastic addition to our archaeological toolbox – as long as we don't try to over-interpret the evidence
2 December 2021
Until around 150 years ago, humans were relatively short – but our recent growth spurt may have more to do with social factors than dietary ones
17 November 2021
The debilitating pain we sometimes feel at the loss of those we love is an evolutionary mystery. It could all come down to what happens in our childhoods
17 November 2021
The human capacity for both good and evil has long mystified philosophers. Evolutionary biology suggests they are both offshoots of one of our oddest character traits
