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The Irrationality of Nations

Topical issues. Every nation has a core irrationality, or so says Adam Gopnik.

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Science, Magic and Madness

Adam Gopnik on the difference between magic and science.

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Adam Gopnik: On Children Leaving 麻豆约拍

Adam Gopnik reflects on the terrible day when children leave home.

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John Gray: Bitcoin's Cyber Freedom

John Gray wonders what the rise of the cyber currency Bitcoin tells us about ourselves.

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The Limits of Materialism

John Gray draws on Walter de la Mare to argue against the creed of scientific materialism.

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The Myth of Modernity

John Gray draws on the novels of Mervyn Peake to expose the myth of modernity.

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The Meaning of Evil

John Gray turns to the writer Patricia Highsmith for a perspective on the meaning of evil.

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The Doors of Perception

John Gray argues for another way of seeing the world, inspired by writer Arthur Machen.

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Gatsby: The Perfect Fake

John Gray finds new resonance for our own age in the story of 'The Great Gatsby'.

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Can Compassion Be Taught?

Tom Shakespeare asks if compassion can be taught, in the first of his four essays.

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Fly, Fish, Mouse and Worm

Tom Shakespeare on 'model animals' and the success of the reductionism scientific strategy

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A Midsummer Daydream

Shouldn't we in Britain have better festivals? Shouldn't we celebrate Midsummer?

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Anyone for Art?

Tom Shakespeare presents the last of his four essays. Isn't it time to democratize art?

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A Sporting Catharsis

A week after Wimbledon, amid the Ashes, Sarah Dunant reflects on sport's cathartic power.

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A Big Day for Bert and Ernie?

Sarah Dunant reflects on the power of a cartoon showing Bert and Ernie as a gay couple.

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Reforming Catholicism in 140 Characters

Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers.

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Machiavelli's Summer in Tuscany

Sarah Dunant on why Machiavelli wrote his seminal work 'The Prince' one summer in Tuscany.

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Roger Scruton: Of the People, By the People 1/4

Roger Scruton argues that democracy alone is not enough for political freedom.

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Of the People, By the People 2/4

Roger Scruton continues his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.

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Of the People, By the People 3/4

Roger Scruton continues his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.

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Of the People, By the People 4/4

Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy.

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Real Change

AL Kennedy doesn't like change. But she thinks she should change her atittude.

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Great Pretenders

AL Kennedy reflects on the stuggle to establish truth in an age of lies.

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AL Kennedy: Someone to Watch Over Me

AL Kennedy reflects on our tendency to behave badly when we think no-one is looking.

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The Horror of Love

Stephen King says, 'Love creates horror.' AL Kennedy agrees.

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Ethical Science

Lisa Jardine draws lessons from the career of Leo Szilard, who worked on the atom bomb.

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Cross Border Science

Lisa Jardine reflects on the internationalism that underpins the progress of science.

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Machine Intelligence

Lisa Jardine compares the computer science legacies of Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace.

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Lisa Jardine: Reflections on IVF

Lisa Jardine reflects on IVF as she stands down from the body which regulates it.

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Will Self: Pity the Young

Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young.

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