The Silent Polar Bear
Even now, I vividly remember my childhood visits to the zoo captivating me. Securely strapped in my stroller, I studied the animals firmly barred... Read More
The Semantics of Happiness
"The quest for meaning is a key part of what makes us human," the researchers concluded. Printed in tasteful gray font in the subheading... Read More
The Importance of Music Education
What if there was one activity that could benefit every student in every school across the nation? An activity that could improve grades and... Read More
Atheist Chaplains: An “Oxymoron” or a Reality?
The headlines in England rang loudly on March 6: “New NHS obligation to provide equal pastoral care to nonreligious in England.” Such news is... Read More
The Humanist Hour #142: Having Fun with Superstitions, with Margaret Downey
Click here to download an audio file of this podcast. In this episode, Bo Bennett interviews former AHA board member Margaret Downey about several... Read More
Film Review: Chappie Is a Refreshingly Not-Set-in-America Imagining of a Technological Future
A coming-of-age story about a sentient robot, South African director Neill Blomkamp’s latest film, Chappie, is a sorely underrated and original film that leaves... Read More
Inconvenient Truths and Nuisance Flooding: How We Talk about Climate Change
“Global warming.” “Climate change.” Whatever you call the dramatic shifts in temperature currently affecting our planet, the vast majority of the world’s scientists agree... Read More
The Worst Kind of Brotherhood Fraternity’s chant shocks, but fits its history
By now, we’ve all heard of the University of Oklahoma chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity, infamous for a leaked video in... Read More
College Not Prisons: Black Skeptics Los Angeles’ “First in the Family” Humanist Scholarship
In 2013, Black Skeptics Los Angeles (BSLA) spearheaded its First in the Family Humanist Scholarship initiative which provides resources to undocumented, foster care, homeless, and LGBTQ youth... Read More
The Ethical Dilemma: Scout or Out?
Experiencing an ethical dilemma? Need advice from a humanist perspective? Send your questions to The Ethical Dilemma at dilemma@thehumanist.com (subject line: Ethical Dilemma). All... Read More
