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

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An examination of a life falling apart in the film 'Locke'.

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In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…

What would the world be like if no one had ever lied? Ricky Gervais's new film, The Invention of Lying, explores this question with the…