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

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

A list of some films that will generate some great discussions for a film evening - or just to enjoy with some friends.

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.