Curing Loneliness: How Humanism Can Bring Us Closer Together

Fish Stark is the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association. This article is adapted from his remarks at the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis. “The most daring thing is to create stable communities in... Read More
Excerpted from Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices

Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Publication Society (pp. 3-9) Copyright 2025 THROUGHOUT JEWISH HISTORY, many Jews have questioned specific Jewish religious beliefs. In the nineteenth century, thousands of Jews became more secularized through the... Read More
Artificial Intelligence, Totalitarianism, and the Future of Cognitive Liberty

Abstract: The article offers a meditation on AI’s emerging ability to decode human emotions. When the author discovers a childhood photo from her time in a Polish hospital during the communist era, she engages an AI... Read More
Hearing the Voices of People on the Ground

Amy Goodman received the Humanist of the Year Award at the American Humanist Association’s 83rd Annual Conference, held virtually in September 2024. The award recognizes a person of national and international reputation who, through the... Read More
AI is Already Everywhere

Karen Hao received the Humanist Media Award at the American Humanist Association’s 83rd Annual Conference, held virtually in September 2024. Hao is an award-winning journalist covering artificial intelligence. She was the first journalist to ever... Read More
The Distinction Between Imaginary Science and Magic

Ted Chiang received the Humanist Inquiry & Innovation Award at the American Humanist Association’s 83rd Annual Conference, held virtually in September 2024. This award honors those who have advanced human understanding and innovation in ways... Read More
Remarks from Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Jared Huffman

Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Jared Huffman received the Religious Liberty Award at the American Humanist Association’s 83rd Annual Conference, held virtually in September 2024. The award honors individuals who demonstrate exceptional dedication to religious... Read More