The HumanKind podcast looks at the place of humanism in Scotland and the impact of members of Humanist Society Scotland across the country. This episode follows volunteers from our Glasgow SteetCare team on their weekly route, why you shouldn’t be…

Fraser Sutherland, Chief Executive, Humanist Society Scotland Earlier this month we highlighted the welcome news that the Scottish Government was going to follow in other European nations footsteps and scrap the outdated common law against blasphemy. This move comes as…

Tim Hill, University of Bath; Robin Canniford, University of Melbourne, and Stephen Murphy, University of Essex As the coronavirus pandemic has gathered momentum, so too have explanations for how the outbreak started and what is causing its spread. Among these…

Simon Cook, University of Dundee Glaciers have carved some of Earth’s most beautiful landscapes by steepening and deepening valleys through erosion. Think of the Scottish Highlands, Yosemite National Park in the US, or the Norwegian Fjords. But big questions remain…

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Genavee Brown, Northumbria University, Newcastle Smartphones have changed the world. A quick glance around any street or communal space shows how dominant our favourite digital devices have become. We are familiar with the sight of groups of teenagers not talking,…

Image: Usagi-P/Shutterstock Jordi Paps, University of Bristol and Cristina Guijarro-Clarke, University of Essex Evolution explains how all living beings, including us, came to be. It would be easy to assume evolution works by continuously adding features to organisms, constantly increasing…

Maggie Kinloch presenting at the Humanist Society Scotland conference

Maggie Kinloch with Scottish Makar Jackie Kay at the launch of our new strategic plan.