What Simone De Beauvoir knew about loss, by Ali Smith
What Simone De Beauvoir knew about loss, by Ali Smith
The novelist Ali Smith first came across the work of Simone de Beauvoir in an Inverness bookshop, aged 18 or 19, and was... Read more
12 Aug 2023
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George Monbiot: how I escape climate despair
George Monbiot: how I escape climate despair
There is one question the environmental journalist and author George Monbiot is asked more than any other: how do you co... Read more
5 Aug 2023
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The 1922 committee: inside the Conservatives’ assassination bureau | Audio Long Read
The 1922 committee: inside the Conservatives’ assassination bureau | Audio Long Read
The Conservative Private Members Committee, informally known as the 1922 Committee (or the ’22), is the Tory confessiona... Read more
29 Jul 2023
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How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
How Saudi Arabia is buying the world
When Saudi cinemas reopened in 2018, for the first time in 35 years, they screened the Marvel movie Black Panther. Many ... Read more
22 Jul 2023
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1 Jul 2023
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A warning from the godfathers of AI
A warning from the godfathers of AI
On 31 March this year, the British scientist Geoffrey Hinton resigned from Google, where he had directed AI research for... Read more
24 Jun 2023
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The risky rise of medical self-diagnosis
The risky rise of medical self-diagnosis
Recent years have seen a proliferation of health charities in the UK, raising awareness and funds - but also contributin... Read more
17 Jun 2023
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