Words

Little Atoms 413 - Molly Crabapple and Paul Mason

Trump, ISIS and capitalism

Words
Apr 06, 2016
Society

The end of mass surveillance

Why campaigns can change the world

Society
Mar 29, 2016
Science
Society

How big data is changing history

Technology is transforming how we see the past

Science
Society
Apr 04, 2016

The singularities of post-peace Turkey

Notes from an exhibition that never was

Mar 30, 2016
Film & Music

Little Atoms 412 - The Penderyn Music Book Prize

Neil Denny talks with Penderyn Music Book Prize shortlisted authors Stuart Cosgrove and Peter Doggett, and prize judge Jude Rogers
Film & Music
Mar 30, 2016
Society

Twitter and the revenge of the below-the-line commenter

The demise of the website comment section has meant users vent their anger elsewhere, and it's not pretty

Society
Mar 20, 2016
Society

Cory Doctorow's manifesto for hope

Governments and technology exist to serve us, not the other way round

Society
Mar 14, 2016
Words

The Do’s and Don’ts of Irish people on Saint Patrick’s Day

The Irish: a great bunch of lads

Words
Mar 17, 2016
Words

Little Atoms 410 - DJ Taylor and The Prose Factory

The acclaimed critic on 20th century literary culture

Words
Mar 16, 2016
Society

The Investigatory Powers Bill is an illiberal mess - why won't Labour oppose it?

The proposed new law is a menace to privacy

Society
Mar 14, 2016
Science

Andrew Solomon and Marion Coutts

The Wellcome Book Prize winners in conversation

Science
Mar 11, 2016
Words

Little Atoms 409 - Harry Parker and Andrew Hankinson

Neil Denny meets the authors of Anatomy of a Soldier and You Could Do Something Amazing With Your Life [You Are Raoul Moat]

Words
Mar 09, 2016
Society

Trump, Putin and the rise of the Macho International

Donald Trump is just the most visible manifestation of a self-pitying misogynistic ideology

Society
Mar 08, 2016
Words

Little Atoms Presents: Trump, Isis and Capitalism - an evening with Molly Crabapple and Paul Mason

Celebrate the launch of the acclaimed illustrator's memoir with Little Atoms

Words
Mar 03, 2016
Words

Little Atoms' seven best (other) book podcasts

To celebrate World Book Day, Little Atoms presenter Neil Denny shares his favourite podcasts about all things literary

Words
Mar 03, 2016
Film & Music

Leonardo DiCaprio taught us about sexual relations - good and bad

Leo is a once in a lifetime crush for a generation of women

Film & Music
Mar 02, 2016
Science

Little Atoms 408 - Jo Marchant and the science of mind over body

A new interview with the author of Cure

Science
Mar 02, 2016
Society

Investigatory Powers Bill: How did we get here?

Theresa May is making another bid to increase Britain's surveillance powers. In the first of a series of articles, James Ball looks at where the Investigatory Powers bill came from

Society
Feb 29, 2016
Society

How a Moroccan immigrant died in a British detention centre

Negligence and indifference to the plight of immigrants culminated in a lonely death for one Moroccan man

Society
Feb 26, 2016
Society

These very junior doctors have a message for Jeremy Hunt

What’s better than a junior doctor? A junior junior doctor!

Society
Feb 26, 2016

Little Atoms 407: Maria Konnikova and The Confidence Game

Neil Denny talks to author Maria Konnikova about the psychology of con artists

Podcast
World

Poland should face up to its anti-Semitic past

Attempts to ban references to "Polish death camps" are part of an aggressive new nationalism

World
Feb 23, 2016
World

From the archive: How Euroscepticism went mainstream

Does anyone have a good word left for the European Union?

World
Jan 20, 2015
Words

In praise of Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird captured a moment in history and taught eternal lessons

Words
Feb 20, 2016
World

Boutros Boutros-Ghali wrecked the United Nations

The Egyptian's time as Secretary General was marked by a casual indifference to genocide

World
Feb 19, 2016

The genius of bad books

From James Bond to Jack Reacher, we’re suckers for an uncomplicated hero. But there is an art to the action novel, writes Nick Cohen

Feb 17, 2016
Science
Words

Little Atoms 406 - Kathryn Harkup and A is for Arsenic

This week Neil speaks to Kathryn Harkup about her new novel A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie

Science
Words
Feb 17, 2016
Society

Ireland's politicians: Don't mention the 8th

The mainstream parties hope they can keep exporting women's reproductive issues

Society
Feb 16, 2016

Can the Independent carve its niche online?

The closure of the print titles seemed inevitable, but will the Independent thrive on the web?

Feb 14, 2016

Do more guilty pleas mean more justice?

Promising reduced sentences for early guilty pleas could have dangerous consequences

Feb 12, 2016

Support Resonance FM's fundraising week

Resonance is an essential part of the cultural landscape

Feb 12, 2016
Science

Science is broken. Here's how to fix it

The peer review system is a total mess

Science
Feb 10, 2016
Words

Little Atoms 405 - Helen Fitzgerald's Viral

Talking public shaming with the award-winning crime novelist

Words
Feb 10, 2016
Society

What does a good prostitution policy look like?

A recent UK exercise in decriminalising sex works has been praised. But the factors in the debate are complex, and the stakes couldn't be higher

Society
Feb 08, 2016
Words

Little Atoms magazine Issue 1 on sale now

Little Atoms is yours to own in print for the very first time

Words
Oct 28, 2015
Words

Ben Judah’s return to Darkest England

Delving into the heart of modern poverty, This Is London is part of an English literary tradition that dates back to 1840s

Words
Feb 06, 2016