ontents Summer 2015
Regulars p. 5 Editor’s Note p. 6 Letters p. 9 Witness Dispatches on science,
culture and politics p. 71 Crossword p. 72 The Big Question Should there be any limits on freedom of speech?
p. 73 Quiz Set by Chris Maslanka columns p. 8 Technology Why the world’s most powerful computer isn’t that appealing By Marcus Chown p. 16 India Narendra Modi’s soft war on secularism
By Angela Saini
Lewis o n
: J W est o n i l lu strati ov er p. 70 In a word The many meanings of the word “fix” By Michael Rosen p. 74 Endgame Getting older and knowing your limits
By Laurie Taylor
Education, page 26
Television, page 54
‘‘Proponents of ideas like this aren’t just crackpots, they’re dangerous zealots’’
ngela Saini, p. 16
Features p. 18 Interview Marina Cantacuzino, founder of the Forgiveness Project, on reconciliation and vengeance By Erwin James p. 22 Conflict In an unstable world, what is the future of humanitarian intervention? By David Wearing p. 30 The Planet A journey to the centre of the Earth By David Whitehouse p. 34 Reportage Atheism in the Arab world
By Brian Whitaker p. 38 Cover story How work impacts our mental health By Emma Dowling p. 26 Education The closure of the Durham Free School and the role of faith in education By Samira Shackle ulture p. 44 Literature Amit Chaudhuri’s novels
By Fatema Ahmed p. 48 Ideas Do we have free will? New books by Julian Baggini and John Gray reviewed
By Kenan Malik p. 54 Television Why Game of Thrones is more than fantasy By Matthew Taunton p. 58 Design The architecture of crematoria and the rise of natural burial By Ken Worpole p. 62 Film Revisiting Pier Paolo Pasolini’s controversial film Salò By Peter Salmon
Books p. 66 Reviews Martin Bright on Tony Blair’s many business interests; Hannah Gregory on America’s vaccination debate; Myra Zepf on humanism in schools; Andrew Mueller on pop music and rebellion poetry p. 47 Martha Sprackland p. 53 Judita Vaičiūnaitė p. 57 Zdravko Kecman p. 61 Lavinia Singer
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