Daniel Dennett, a cheerleader for Darwin and atheism, is no stranger to criticism. His new book clarifies his often controversial views on free will.

World’s leading thinkers write on what impresses them — from Darwinism to the concept of ‘deep time’

Darwin showed how natural forces explain the origins of life. This was not a world that needed a divine sculptor.

Britain’s national academy of science has parted company with its director of education after a furore over the teaching of creationism in schools.