Niki Seth-Smith
Niki Seth-Smith is editor of New Humanist. She is also a journalist and fiction writer.
Articles by Niki Seth-Smith
‘Most nations are starting to talk about space as a domain of warfare’
Security expert Mark Hilborne talks to us about space warfare - and how it could be the deciding factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Peter Tatchell: ‘If we support Palestinians, we must oppose all their oppressors’
We talk to the veteran human rights campaigner about free speech and Palestine Action
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The volunteer atheist army standing up to Trump
As white Christian nationalists seek to reshape the United States, we hear from the frontlines of the resistance
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Palestine’s literary scene is thriving
British-Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh talks to us about how Palestinians around the world build a dialogue through literature
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“Replace the House of Lords with a new House of the People”
Danny Sriskandarajah, author of "Power to the People", talks to us about how to revive Britain's democracy
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“We need an expansion of free speech”: Q&A with Tomiwa Owolade
We talk to the author of “This Is Not America” about race, freedom of expression, and what is at risk when Britain blindly emulates the US
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Clare Chambers: “Digital filters alienate us from our actual bodies”
We are using more digital and cosmetic "tweaks" than ever. What would happen if we treated our bodies as good enough?
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Ken Loach: ‘‘We need a left movement united on a few basic principles’’
The legendary film director on reclaiming the politics of solidarity
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“Xi Jinping is challenging the global order”: Isabel Hilton on China and ideology
China has struggled with soft power, but the current regime is committed to exporting its view of the world
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“We have the right to create disorder”: John Ralston Saul on how to be a good citizen
The political philosopher talks about citizenship, nationalism, and how the US might be heading into civil war
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Time for a new renaissance?
Where are the new big ideas? At HowTheLightGetsIn festival, a scientist, a philosopher and a journalist discuss whether Britain's intellectual culture is stagnating – and if so, what can we do about it.
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Illumination in Hay-on-Wye
A trip to HowTheLightGetsIn festival brings philosophy alive.
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“We’re bringing philosophy into British culture”
We talk to Hilary Lawson about the philosophy festival he founded, the role of big questions in everyday life, and why postmodernism isn't as "dangerous" as its made out to be.
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Inside the new Space Race w/Nick Schmidle
As the private sector promises to make us all "astronauts", we talk to author Nick Schmidle about wealth, machoism and the people working behind the scenes of the new Space Race.
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Q&A: A.C. Grayling
We talk to the philosopher and Vice President of Humanists UK about his new history of philosophy, and what the discipline can teach us today.
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Billionaire boy kings
Silicon Valley has lost its utopian sheen in recent years. Two fiery new books take the tech bros to task
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Book review: You’re Not Listening
When was the last time you practiced the art?
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“Indoctrination happens through socialisation.”
Q&A with Julia Ebner, author of "Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists".
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Fighting for the future
Asteroid mining, synthetic meat, surrogacy – a slew of radical thinkers envisage brave new worlds. But can we get there?
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What scientists learned from the art of illusion
From politics to advertising, the techniques used by magicians are everywhere; a new exhibition puts the rabbit back in the hat.
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Book review: She Called Me Woman
Despite a frenzied public debate, this anthology of writing by queer women in Nigeria is full of joy and resilience.
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The other opioid crisis
While all the attention is on western drug misuse, 80 per cent of the world’s population goes without sufficient pain relief treatment.
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Book review: A Life Lived Remotely
Siobhan McKeown's book is an honest account of the niggling issues and existential angst that often undercut the pleasures of “freedom” from the office.
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Searching for an English identity
In our uncertain times, there is a new demand for stories of England – but this search is desperate and confused.
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On the move: writing on the refugee crisis
Three new books attempt, in different ways, to restore humanity to the immigrant.
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The cost of happiness
Powerful interests benefit from our increased willingness to monitor and meddle with our mental states
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In pursuit of happiness
A policy revolution is under way to improve our well-being. Are its motives genuine? Niki Seth-Smith reports
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