Intelligence
A SUFFRAGETTE'S LEGACY
This Season: it is one of the most famous moments of protest in British history. But 100 years on, as Kassia St Clair explains, no-one knows quite how to mark it
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THINK SIMILAR
We’ve had nouns being turned into verbs, and now there’s a rash of adjectives being used as nouns. Robert Lane Greene has the diagnosis read more » -
CORMAC McCARTHY'S BLEAK ROAD
Landscapes of the Mind: in a new series, Robert Macfarlane roams fictional worlds, starting with “The Road” read more » -
DO INSECTS WEIGH MORE THAN US?
The Music of Science: The other day Oliver Morton came across a nifty—a neat little fact. It turned out to lead to a neat big thought read more » -
THE BEST PHILOSOPHY IS SELF-KNOWLEDGE
The Big Question: Susie Orbach believes that by examining our feelings we allow ourselves to be open to new experiences
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THE BEST PHILOSOPHY IS DOUBT
The Big Question: Colin Blakemore is in favour of a philosophy that always asks if you could be wrong read more » -
THE BEST PHILOSOPHY IS PARTICULARISM
The Big Question: Simon Willis says the best philosophy is one without rules read more »