Witchcraft reaches the classroom
The University of Exeter has created a master’s degree in Occult Science, while the Complutense University of Madrid offers a course on Magic and Religion
Daniel C. Dennett, the fourth ‘horseman’ of atheism
The American philosopher, a critic of religion and defender of science, has just published his memoirs
Is classical psychiatry in crisis?
The figure of the isolated psychiatrist is in question, as is the treatment of mental disorders only with pills. Meanwhile, a multidisciplinary and psychological approach is gaining ground
Marlene Engelhorn: The billionaire heiress who wants to give 90% of her fortune to the state
As a descendant of Friedrich Engelhorn – who, in 1865, founded the multinational chemical company BASF – she hails from one of the most prominent Austro-German families
The end of a collaboration
The EL PAÍS readers’ editor looks into complaints about the sudden removal of contributor Miguel Ángel Aguilar’s weekly opinion column
Scientology: still battling to find its place in Spain
Thirty-four years after it arrived, the religion has yet to find a foothold in Spanish society
Tracing the sketches of Spain
Preparatory drawings have been neglected and often lost, but the Botín Foundation has spent a decade cataloguing work by the nation's greatest artists
“Corruption in the Vatican is limited”
“It is the most transparent government I know of," says cardinal and expert in canon law
“Our current political climate is hysterical; we need philosophy like Socrates’ Athens”
Professor Martha C. Nussbaum is to receive the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for her ethical conception of human development
The Paralympic champions
Some of Spain's disabled athletes reveal their motivations and fears ahead of London 2012 They explain how sport has helped them overcome their problems