Section: Opinion & Perspectives

Those who dare on things that matter

Book Extract

The Internet of Living ThingsMicrobes have their own version of the Internet
Editor’s Note

Mind blownThe girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Interview

“There’s power in the Second Spring!”Lisa Snowdon wants to help us embrace positive thinking
Interview

“Books change you for the better”Meet Mexico’s most acclaimed author – Juan Villoro
Podcast

Humour in dark timesThe Futurenauts get Jon Richardson to open up
Long Read

The Writer’s BlockHow ten top writers cope with a fear of the blank page
Interview

The citizen way of thinkingReformed ad man Jon Alexander creates a better future
Book Extract

Dougald Hine – At Work in the RuinsA deep, dark reflection on humanity’s destructive path
Interview

“Activism came from punk”Moby on veganism, scepticism and punk rock
Guest Post

Have we created an AI monster?The great AI debate
Interview

Young, hip and brownWhy we need new platforms for South Asian stories
Guest Post

“I want a repairable toaster”Make it circular or don’t make it at all
Video

‘The Real Ross’ – Steve BrusatteSimone Angel meets Jurassic Park’s dinosaur consultant
Interview

Meet the intrudersExclusive joint interview with standup comic Atsuko Okatsuka and husband Ryan Harper Gray
Long Read

An interview with Michael EnrightThe Hollywood actor who fought ISIS in Syria is finally going home
Feature

Is the pen mightier than the sword?The creatives crushing gender-based violence
Interview

How to cut and paste a better planetScratching below the surface with turntable legend DJ Yoda
Guest Post

When climate data goes viralViral activist Benjamin Von Wong explains climate equity in paper and charcoal
Feature

The growing pains of The Very Hungry CaterpillarWhy this children’s classic is actually the purest coming of age story
Book Extract

“You are already eating bugs!”Gaia Vince argues for meat alternatives to avoid climate upheaval
Interview

The stinger swindlerVicki Hird on why the hoverfly is the greatest superbug
List

The worst album art in the world!12 dreadful record covers cracking life’s mystery to reenact at Christmas
Guest Post

A Recipe for EggsThe joy of cooking Chinese eggs and tomatoes
Guest Post

The Angelic TroublemakerInfluential HIV and LGBT activist Bisi Alimi explores stories of courageous everyday heroes
Book Extract

“Cherish the soil as a living entity”Renowned eco-feminist Vandana Shiva reflects on 50 years of activism
Quiz

Custard, clitorises and golden geeseIt’s the Wonderful World of Eggs Quiz!
Podcast

Eat me! A spider’s guide to foreplayTOPIA Season 02 podcast – The Futurenauts eat the patriarchy with Bitch author Lucy Cooke
Guest Post

Cracking life’s mysteryBobby Palmer on solving the mystery of the Egg
Editor’s Note

Introducing TOPIA Season 02 – The EggCracking life’s mysteries with Lisa Goldapple
Short Story

The Wibbly Wobbly BirdA heartwarming tale about a bird that can’t fly
Interview

“Kafka knew what buttons he was pushing”What will be the last creature on Earth? A cockroach expert answers.
Interview

“Naked mole-rats are like the Rolling Stones”What will be the last creature on Earth? An evolution expert answers.
Interview

“Water bears are mini-astronauts”What will be the last creature on Earth? A tardigrade expert answers.
Guest Post

Can sci-fi save the world?David Brin on George Orwell and the self-preventing prophecy
Guest Post

Volcanoes are cooler than youThey do more than look good – they change the world
Conversation

Erling Kagge wants us to shut up!Nelly Ben Hayoun explores the power of silence with the polar explorer
Guest Post

Homo Dodo – A suitable case for extinctionJohn Elkington’s Adventures in Wonderland
Personal Essay

Consolations of philosophyHow a forgotten medieval philosophy can help if you lose your job
Short Story

TuluminatiOr how Mia met The One in Mexico
Guest Post

Storytelling our way to eco-utopiaWhy climate change fiction is important
Personal Essay

Snake pits and rabbit holesLife with Alice In Wonderland syndrome, firsthand…
Interview

“Nature will outlast capitalism”Songwriter-scientist Love Ssega designs his utopia
Short Story

A Pilgrimage of DonkeysA creation story
Short Story

Night CreaturesBig Bang Noir straight out of Hollywood
Short Story

NutriOrbsSavour the flavour of the future
Interview

“In my ideal world everyone has seen Harold and Maude!”Space-beaming musical visionary Beatie Wolfe designs her utopia
Guest Post

Loving Takaya – The Wild Sea WolfCatch the stunning journey of a lone animal hero on BBC iPlayer until 15 October
Personal Essay

Play NiceMy foolhardy attempt to become Scrabble World Champion – in Spanish
Interview

Dispatches from an outsiderRichard Grant on America’s weird
Guest Post

The dove that rocksHow the humble street pigeon became one of nature’s greatest success stories
Quiz

The Big Bang QuizAstrophysics, macaws & Shakespeare
Short Story

Lord of the ManorA hidden side of London
Editor’s Note

Introducing TOPIA S01 – The Big BangAre you ready for this cosmic jelly?
Guest Post

NightingaleThe untold history of Ukraine and the West
Poetry

Bangers, bears & tentacles!Three mind-bending poems from the point of view of an atom, nautilus and tardigrade
Personal Essay

He signed his name with an XThe things you’ll find lurking in the black hole of Black history
Interview

“In my ideal world there’s no alien waste”Zero waste chef Douglas McMaster creates his utopia
Poetry

“Apocalypse is too Greek a word”3 poems from the periphery by Nigerian poet Ojo Taiye
Guest Post

Avoiding hype and binary AI mindsetsAI is all the rage right now – and there’s an unspoken reason for that

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