Allegations of the past must be addressed in the present for the sake of the victims

The discovery of a new human-like species raises questions about our origins

The Physicist and the Philosopher by Jimena Canales (Princeton, £24.95) Everyone has heard of Einstein, fewer know the name Henri Bergson. Yet in 1922, when they debated in Paris, Einstein was the...

The migrants heading to Britain bring with them a world of opportunity

What exactly is the left wing leadership challenger offering?

The effective altruism movement risks reducing charity to a cost-benefit analysis

How eight mid-century American writers tried to shape the culture

The philosopher asks what we owe to returning soldiers

You might be swayed by the height of a politician as much as by the promises they make

Ask not what you can do for the market, but what the market can do for you