Do we still need religion?
In a world of scientific miracles, what does faith have to offer us?
Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?
The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists.
Religion: why faith is becoming more and more popular
Faith is on the rise and 84% of the global population identifies with a religious group. What does it mean for the future?
Do gun violence prevention groups have a race problem?
Gun violence disproportionately affects Black and brown people, but some activists from those communities report being marginalized by peers.
Britain ‘not close to being a racially just society’, finds two-year research project
More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated assault, data shows.
The unwelcome revival of ‘race science’
Its defenders claim to be standing up for uncomfortable truths, but race science is still as bogus as ever.
Well you would say that: the science behind our everyday biases
Covid has turned us into pandemic experts, all too ready to gainsay scientists and distorting our reasoning, but psychology can help us understand how our prejudices are formed.
Unconscious bias: what is it and can it be eliminated?
Brought to prominence twenty years ago by a controversial test, the concept is now essential to our understanding of racism.
What unconscious bias training gets wrong… and how to fix it
Companies may seek to dismantle prejudice among their employees – but psychologists question whether these courses effect lasting change.
Children of same-sex couples fare at least as well as in other families – study
Research compared development of children of heterosexual couples with those of lesbian and gay parents.
Gay men 'less likely' to have degree in science, tech, engineering or maths
Sexual orientation gap for men larger than gap between white and black men, study shows.
Sexual orientation census undercounts older people and those who shun labels
Information collected in 2021 aims to show diversity in England and Wales, yet 7.5% of people did not fill in relevant questions.
‘It’s a completely new day’: the rise of Indigenous films and TV shows
Successes such as Prey and Reservation Dogs highlight an important shift for a community who have been demonised and under-represented on screen.
The Rediscovery of America: why Native history is American history
Historian Ned Blackhawk’s new book stresses the importance of telling US history with a wider and more inclusive lens.
‘It healed me’: the Indigenous forager reconnecting Native Americans with their roots
Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health.
‘Don’t take it personally’: three common workplace clashes – and how to deal with them
An expert shares her strategy to prevent tensions from reaching boiling point.
Workplaces are in denial over how much Americans have changed
Employers are trying desperately to ignore that we’ve become fundamentally different humans.
Your work is not your god: welcome to the age of the burnout epidemic
The reason why so many of us are at the end of our rope? We allowed work to be what gave our lives meaning.
‘Gender trolling’ is curbing women’s rights – and making money for digital platforms
Online hate has become a tool of the right and a lucrative business. It’s driving women out of public life, putting democracy and human rights at risk.
Understanding gender diversity: sex and gender are not the same thing
Two core concepts that help in understanding transgender people and their experiences.