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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 6d

@siobhan.bsky.social Hi Siobhan, I’d like to contact you re a potential opportunity with New Humanist, could you email [email protected] if interested, thanks

Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 12d

I interviewed an expert on space warfare. We need more public awareness he says, “it’s a democratic issue”

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 13d

Security expert Mark Hilborne talks to us about the rise of space warfare - and how it could be the deciding factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

'Most nations are starting to talk about space as a domain of warfare'

Security expert Mark Hilborne talks to us about space warfare - and how it could be the deciding factor in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 12d

A fascinating piece of reportage from Japan on the nuclear choices all countries must make

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 13d

✨ New online:

@dominicmhinde.bsky.social travels to Japan to uncover what its experience of two very different nuclear disasters can teach us in an age of conflict and climate change

Nuclear choices

In an age of conflict and climate change, we must listen to the people of Fukushima and Hiroshima

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 29d

A last late summer trek along the river Ouse… farewell cerulean skies

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 29d

Also enjoying Saskia Vogel’s luminescent prose

Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · 29d

A lot of people telling me they’re bored of contemporary fiction. Check out the small indie Fly On The Wall Press. These novels are brave and tender, and definitely bucked the tendency towards flat, anhedonic prose

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Sep 1

Any science feature writers? We pay £350-450, send your pitches today or tomorrow!

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · Aug 26

We're looking for long science features for our next issue! At 2,500 words, it's a great opportunity to dig deep into a science topic with political or social relevance today. Please send ideas to [email protected] by Aug 29

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Sep 1

We pay £350-450, depending on the piece

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Also just a bunch of other amazing pieces, including @jamesrball.com on Luigi Mangione and the “rationalist” murders, and @tedilta.bsky.social on health anxiety, and why we should all be less obsessed with monitoring our bodies

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

This is out! A much-needed shot in the arm and antidote to space pessimism. With contributions on the African Space Agency, indigenous “Sky grief” and my interview with Mark Hilborne on the need for regulation in our age of space warfare

Look up! New Humanist's Autumn 2025 issue on the battle for space is out now

How the battle over space affects all of us

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Jul 18

"Existential psychotherapy rises to the challenge of finding something to live for." Author and clinical psychologist Frank Tallis writes clearly and powerfully on why therapists should take the quest for meaning more seriously:

Minds in search of meaning

Therapists need to do more to help the many people today who feel their lives lack purpose

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Jul 14

How concerned should we be about our inability to consistently replicate studies? It’s an issue that cuts to the heart of our ideas about truth and science, as I discovered hosting this eye-opening debate:

Unmasking the mind

“Psychology should be based on empirical evidence and scientific methods,” claimed the founder of its modern form, cognitive psychology. Yet critics argue it's unknown whether psychology really has m...

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Jun 15

And congratulations to @andrewcopson.bsky.social for the much deserved recognition of his services to the non-religious

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Andrew Copson awarded OBE in first-ever UK award for ‘Services to the Non-Religious’

Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for s...

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Jun 15

Fantastic energy at #Humanists2025 in Sheffield, on a weekend otherwise marked by dark news. A reminder of the many inspiring freethinkers who might just help get us out of this mess

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · May 29

I spoke to @nickfish.me, president of @atheists.org, about the ordinary Americans coming together to fight white Christian nationalism

New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · May 29

How atheists, humanists and democrats are coming together to resist the influence of white Christian nationalism under Trump

The volunteer atheist army standing up to Trump

As white Christian nationalists seek to reshape the United States, we hear from the frontlines of the resistance

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · May 27

Very pleased to welcome @iandunt.bsky.social to our new editorial board. As Editor of New Humanist, I’m looking forward to some stimulating input from Ian and the board

Ian Dunt to chair ‘New Humanist’ Editorial Board

Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier th...

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · May 23

The young, we are told, are returning to religion. But are they? This issue of New Humanist takes on the idea of a “crisis of meaning”. What’s really happening, and how do we navigate existential questions without embracing dogma? Buy it here:

Time to come together! New Humanist's Summer 2025 issue is out now

As people across the globe respond to uncertainty by embracing division and dogma, our latest issue explores how to hold on to our shared humanity

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · May 10

Very excited about this coming out next week, and proud to be editor as the magazine hits an epic 140 years and enters a new era.

Subscribe now at newhumanist.org.uk or buy it in shops

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 28

Are you guilty of armchair diagnosing?

@newhumanist.bsky.social untangles the pop psychology from the science in a must-read on Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Buy the issue on our website or in WHSmith ✨✨

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 26

We pay £350-500 for 2,500 word features, depending on the level of reporting involved.

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 24

In the wake of the federal government infiltration, we need to understand that much of the tech elite is operating on a completely different timeframe and set of assumptions and beliefs. So what are these beliefs, and where did they come from?

A dangerous calculation

Effective altruism has suffered a blow, but the extreme ideas surrounding it have infiltrated some of our most powerful organisations

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 20

It’s out! Some brilliant features looking behind the headlines.

We meet the wild-eyed evangelicals behind the myth of Trump the messiah …

Talk to the experts on narcissism, untangling science from pop psychology…

And channel Max Weber to ask: What is politics actually for?

Buy it now! 💥

The fight back begins! New Humanist's Spring 2025 issue is out now

Democracy is under attack worldwide. From the prophets and televangelists guiding Trump to the divides that threaten the anti-racist movement, our new issue explores what's at stake and how we can fig...

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 17

It’s your last chance to buy @newhumanist.bsky.social’s current issue from the shops, on the weird beliefs of the tech elites. We could not have predicted how important this would be when we went to press, particularly @peterwardjourno.bsky.social’s deep dive into TESCREAL

Our cyborg future? New Humanist's Winter 2024 issue explores the weird beliefs of the tech elites

From brain implants to dark philosophies and an obsession with blood transfusion, our new issue takes a look at the beliefs and ambitions of the tech billionaires – and how they're taking root in the ...

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Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 4

It should be on the IAI site soon: shorturl.at/uC90c

In the meantime, the debate I hosted on Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and nihilism is trending. I think you can get a free trial and watch that @iai.tv

Niki Seth-Smith @nikisethsmith.bsky.social · Feb 4

Enjoyed hosting a timely debate on the “crisis in psychology” last night with Nick Brown @steamtraen.eu, John Ioannidis and David Yeager (Carol couldn’t make it unfortunately.) A lot of great ideas on how to overcome the challenges of replicability, skewed incentives, and accounting for diversity

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