Sometimes, humanists will devote their time and attention to helping individuals in need in their local community. Often, this will not be carried out under the banner of ‘humanism’. Below, …
Gaia Vince is an environmental journalist, broadcaster, and author. Her book Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made was published in 2015. ‘Although …
How do we treat animals? We keep animals for a range of reasons – as pets, for food, for entertainment or education, and to experiment upon. These animals experience a …
Naomi Phillips has worked in the non-profit sector for fifteen years. She has worked in policy, research, and campaigns for Mind, and Breast Cancer Now, and is currently Director of …
‘Faith without works is not Christianity, and unbelief without any effort to help shoulder the consequences for mankind is not humanism.’ Harold Blackham, founder of the British Humanist Association Often, …
Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. His book Enlightenment Now: The Case …
This week we’ll explore the contribution humanism has made to human development and we’ll investigate some of the humanist goals for the future. We’ll meet humanists working in diverse ways …
This week This week we met humanists who had something to share about where they find joy in being human. For some, this hunger to make the most of life …
Not all humanists will gather with other humanists in any organised sense, and there is certainly no obligation to do so. Many will get all the community they need from …
‘Only connect!’ EM Forster, author and humanist The one inescapable fact about human life is that it ends. Humanists recognise our mortality. They do not engage in wishful thinking about …
Frank Turner is a punk and folk singer-songwriter. In 2018 he released his seventh studio album, Be More Kind. He is a Patron of Humanists UK. Question: How can the …
Briony Kapoor is the Creative Director of the IMOS Foundation, a charity that commissions gifted and undiscovered artists to make works of art, and then displays them in the public …
Suppose you set out to give a minute-by-minute account of your life – got up today, went to the bathroom, got dressed, put the kettle on… Even if it could …