The act of reading is an act of decoding. Until our everyday habits are disrupted, we don’t realize how complex a process it is. How…

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

A review of the Oscar winning film 'Gravity' considers the themes of isolation, death, sacrifice and rebirth.

Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

Moral objections to Christianity are some of the deepest and hardest to answer. This talk offers guidance for navigating this tricky area.

David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meets homeless, schizophrenic Juilliard-dropout Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. (Jamie…