Natalie Angier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a bestselling author of four books. She graduated from Barnard College with honors in both English... Read More

Greg Graffin is the lead vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band Bad Religion, which formed in 1979 when its members were still... Read More

Eugenie Scott is an anthropologist and the former executive director of the National Center for Science Education, which she led from 1987-2013. She has... Read More

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One hot, muggy summer day a few years back I was walking with a friend across a public university campus in Buffalo, New York,... Read More

THE TRADITION here at the Humanist is to devote our year-end issue to highlighting the wonderful individuals honored at the American Humanist Association’s annual... Read More

Ebola is here! Despite repeated warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the epidemic in West African countries required an international response in... Read More

Please welcome the newest addition to the American Humanist Association staff, Projects Associate Deborah Goemans! Learn more about her support for humanism below.  ... Read More

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