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65 days ago

A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0 ⊖⊖

If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might t…

7 months ago

Is there really life on planet K2-18b? We can’t rule it out, but some key questions must be answered | Nathalie Cabrol

A new study of a sphere orbiting a red dwarf star 124 light years from Earth is raising hopes. Here’s why the evidence is inconclusive

  • Nathalie Cabrol is director of the Carl Sagan Center at the Seti …

8 months ago

The US right is coming for disabled people. Here’s why that threatens everyone

Trump’s administration is dismantling disability rights and education. History has shown this can be a warning sign for all civil liberties

Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, m…

10 months ago

From secret societies to Selfridges: the eccentric geniuses responsible for the macabre world of tarot

A new exhibition shows how, over the centuries, the cards went from courtly novelty to occultish tool of divination – and the way in which the art form is still evolving

There are few more appropriate…

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