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Florence Read

Florence Read is a cultural commentator, writer, producer and co-presenter at UnHerd

Florence Read is a cultural commentator, writer, producer and co-presenter at UnHerd

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Could sex robots be good for us?
Kate Devlin

Could sex robots be good for us?

In defense of sex machines

The Secret History of Cool
Joel Dinerstein

The Secret History of Cool

Joel Dinerstein | Coolness as racial resistance

Love Story
Mark Salter,Anders Sandberg,Helen Croydon,Naomi Goulder

Love Story

Can love only be known in short doses?

Paradise Lost?
Jo Marchant,Colin Tudge,Richard K. Morgan,Rebecca Roache

Paradise Lost?

Is civilisation leaving us discontented?

The Secret Life of Desire
Catherine Hakim,Christopher Hamilton,Rowan Pelling,Sean Curran

The Secret Life of Desire

Is desire a consequence of scarcity and denial?

Is Big Data A Big Mistake?
James Ladyman,Anders Sandberg,Noortje Marres,Timandra Harkness

Is Big Data A Big Mistake?

The stories left behind Big Data

The Weird and the Wonderful
Eileen Barker,Phil Rickman,Ariane Sherine

The Weird and the Wonderful

Why does interest in spirituality continue to grow?

Love Me Tinder
Christopher Hamilton,Shahidha Bari,Anders Sandberg,Steve Carter

Love Me Tinder

What does love look like in the digital age?

Sex and Love in the Digital Age
Chris Sherwood

Sex and Love in the Digital Age

What impact is digital technology having on our relationships?

Sex Robots and Love Machines
Brooke Magnanti,Kate Devlin,Alan Winfield,Shahidha Bari

Sex Robots and Love Machines

Are sex robots a threat to human relationships?

The Chemistry of Desire
Barry C. Smith,Nicholas Humphrey,Brooke Magnanti,Neil Strauss

The Chemistry of Desire

Is love an evolutionary trick?

Venus In Furs
Minette Marrin,Rowan Pelling,Caspar Melville,Andrea Beckmann

Venus In Furs

Sadomasochism and the Limits of Sexuality

The Future of Sex Robots and Relationships
Kate Devlin

The Future of Sex Robots and Relationships

Kate Devlin | Could robots fix our erotic lives?

The Case Against Marriage
Bella dePaulo

The Case Against Marriage

Bella DePaulo | The single life can be fulfilling

Sex Machines
Catherine Hakim,Michele le Doeuff,Mark Vernon

Sex Machines

The place of sex in our lives

Love, Life and Being Free
Bella dePaulo,Heidi Rice,Anders Sandberg,Robert Rowland Smith

Love, Life and Being Free

Do we need lifelong love to be happy?

Myself and Others
Jonathan Derbyshire,Simon Glendinning,Kate Williams,Ed Stafford

Myself and Others

Are we more alive when we are alone?

A Fairytale Romance
Robert Rowland Smith,Helen Croydon,Susan Quilliam,Kit Opie

A Fairytale Romance

Do we need relationships to thrive?

Culture Shock
Jasper Fforde,Serena Kutchinsky,Sarah Churchwell,Munira Mirza

Culture Shock

Have we run out of radical ideas?

Desire, Dreams and Happiness
Catherine Hakim,Steve Fuller,Robert Rowland Smith,Dinesh Bhugra

Desire, Dreams and Happiness

Can we ever arrive?

The Dark and the Digital
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown,Janne Teller,Nigel Inkster,Stephanie Hare,Ella Whelan

The Dark and the Digital

Cyberbullying, Trolling & Free Speech

Is Facebook Evil?
Steve Fuller,Cory Doctorow,,Kate Russell

Is Facebook Evil?

Digital oligopolies need to be broken up

What's Love Got To Do With It?
Simon May

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Simon May | We are infatuated with romance

Vanity, Victory and Vice
Shahidha Bari,Helen Lederer,Steve Taylor,Susann Babaie

Vanity, Victory and Vice

Is narcissism an effective life strategy?

In Search of Safety
Finn Mackay,Ritula Shah,Chris Bryant,Brendan O'Neill

In Search of Safety

Is the world as dangerous as it seems?

The New Romantics
Iain McGilchrist,Peter Hacker,Joanna Kavenna,Henrietta Moore

The New Romantics

Not Only Rock 'n' Roll
Jenny Boyd

Not Only Rock 'n' Roll

Looking back at the 60s cultural revolution

Glory Versus Passion
James Ladyman,Zing Tsjeng,Tom Hodgkinson,Adam Pearson

Glory Versus Passion

Is there more to life than success?

21st Century Cults
Eileen Barker

21st Century Cults

How do they come about?

Is Love Real?
Godfrey Barker,Gabriel Gbadamosi,Griselda Pollock,Dennis Marks

Is Love Real?

Rethinking romance

Vanity Fair
Ritula Shah,George Galloway,Suzannah Lipscomb

Vanity Fair

Is narcissism a virtue that we need more of?

The End of Romance?
Angie Hobbs,Brooke Magnanti,Robert Eaglestone,Barnaby Martin

The End of Romance?

Time to chuck out this modern invention

Living Differently
Catherine Hakim,Robert Rowland Smith,Ritula Shah,Brooke Magnanti

Living Differently

Embracing new romantic norms

Fantasy Living
Dylan Evans,Don Paterson,Doon Mackichan,Suzannah Lipscomb

Fantasy Living

Are we happy with reality?

The Death Drive
Stephen Bayley

The Death Drive

The car crash as a 20th century phenomenon

Thinking and Being
Barry C. Smith,Peter York,Samantha Roddick,Robert Eaglestone

Thinking and Being

Philosophy in Life and Experience

Noble Ancestors and Modern Selves
Sean Curran,Sarah Chan,Janet Radcliffe-Richards,Daniel Everett,Bruce Parry

Noble Ancestors and Modern Selves

Is civilisation a myth?

Don Cupitt on Progress
Don Cupitt

Don Cupitt on Progress

Socrates vs. Jesus
Steve Fuller

Socrates vs. Jesus

Who would have the X-Factor today?

The Dark Side of Success
Meg Rosoff

The Dark Side of Success

Why it doesn’t bring you happiness

Childhood's End
Frank Furedi,Gabriel Gbadamosi,Michael Hastings,Ben Hammersley

Childhood's End

Dreamland
Michael Crick,Oliver Burkeman,Helen Lederer,Erwin James

Dreamland

How to live your life

This Extraordinary World
Michael Foley

This Extraordinary World

Live Fast, Die Young
Joanna Kavenna,Peter York,Jim Crace,Paul Rose

Live Fast, Die Young

Should we take more risks?

Tiger Mothers and Cultural Success
Frank Furedi,Barry C. Smith,Melissa Benn,Kate Williams

Tiger Mothers and Cultural Success

Is work bad for the soul?

Screw the Fairytale
Helen Croydon

Screw the Fairytale

21st century love: say bye to weddings and family?

Family Futures
Catherine Hakim,Simon Glendinning,Diane Abbott,Simon Heffer

Family Futures

The rise of the post-nuclear family

The End of the University
Caspar Melville,Maurice Fraser,Leonidas Donskis,Simon Nelson

The End of the University

Can the digital revolution offer the solution to the problems of our educational system?

The Never-Ending Journey
Jonathan Ree,Marcel Theroux,Martin McQuillan,Juliet Gardiner

The Never-Ending Journey

The myth of the nomad

Living Dangerously
Isabel Hilton,Dylan Evans,David Lammy,Douglas Murray

Living Dangerously