AI will make the problems of spam and disinformation even worse. We can fight back—by rethinking the entire incentives structure of the online world | Continue reading
There are no “differences” for Kyiv and Moscow to settle in this war. One nation has tried to eliminate and subjugate another | Continue reading
As Russians flee a repressive state waging an illegal war, they must come to terms with the atrocities committed by their president—and the complicity of so many of their compatriots | Continue reading
Suffragettes employed far more disruptive tactics than today’s climate activists—and fell foul of the same reactions | Continue reading
Darks corners of the web are destabilising democracy | Continue reading
Kafka’s drawings are as restless and uncomfortable as his fictional anti-heroes | Continue reading
Frege's mind was the most powerful motor in modern philosophy. But as a human being, he was a narrow man who left little mark | Continue reading
Sitting here with the sun on my back, watching two butterflies dancing round some flowers, if the call comes now—well I just won't go | Continue reading
How Russia’s attack on Ukraine ends—by outright victory, ceasefire or stalemate—will determine Europe’s future | Continue reading
What decades of prolific journaling reveal about the author of “Strangers on a Train” | Continue reading
A new book by art historian and BBC broadcaster James Fox reveals how the history of colour is really the history of humanity | Continue reading
Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot and Mary Midgley took on the male consensus—and revolutionised modern ethics | Continue reading
An argument for common sense progress leaves little room for ideals or empathy | Continue reading
The Enlightenment thinker was branded a heretic, but his philosophy overflows with subtle religious insights | Continue reading
In tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, solutions for rich countries do not apply universally | Continue reading
This—widely misunderstood—theoretical touchstone has guided our scientific and philosophical enquires for centuries. But is complexity always such a bad thing? | Continue reading
Only through overcoming fierce resistance did indexes develop into the indispensable tools we know today | Continue reading
Admirers including Samuel Johnson and Nick Cave have sought solace in a work that covers madness, demons, erotic obsession and the benefits of bathing | Continue reading
Widows in the Middle Ages weren’t always the penniless, powerless figures we’ve made them out to be—they’re the reason why Britain has its beautiful monuments and churches | Continue reading
As long as people joke, swear and use irony, computers will never take the place of translators | Continue reading
The Enlightenment genius showed how admirable scepticism in the world of ideas can translate into a miserable reactionary stance in the world of practical affairs | Continue reading
The ascent and demise of the listed company, and where—for better or worse—private equity will lead business next | Continue reading
A new biography argues the iconic physicist was shamelessly self-promoting and his reputation overrated | Continue reading
Until his sticky end in Mexico City, “Comrade Van” lived a chaotic and colourful life—one that contrasts with the orderly logical theories with which his name is still linked | Continue reading
Opponents of low-traffic neighbourhoods spy a liberal plot. The reality is far more prosaic | Continue reading