Philosophy

Setting the stage Tanya Combrinck discovers how artists build tone and weave emotion into narratives

Artificial intelligence used to mean something different. Or at least it did to me, back in the time of blocky, beige home computers and bold prognostications about the end of history—the 1990s. Video

Contempt for democracy and the perversion of classical liberalism

Can stepping into hyperreality enhance your running experience? David Smyth plugs in to find out

What questions should today’s writers and artists be asking? Responses from authors at the Hay Festival and the TLS

Pondering existence with help from an assault rifle