The Scientific Attitude by Lee McIntyre review – a defence against denial, fraud and pseudoscience

In a world of ‘alternative facts’ respect for evidence must lie at the heart of any scientific endeavour

Through my reclusive, lonely years of infertility, playing piano lifted my spirits

Unable to conceive, I retreated into what could have been a very destructive place but making music was the key change my life needed

Rolled over: why did married couples stop sleeping in twin beds?

A new cultural history shows that until the 1950s, forward-thinking couples regarded sharing a bed as old-fashioned and unhealthy

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood review – dick jokes, demons and diatribes

The standup, who was circumcised as an infant, gets het up in a show where the polemic overshadows the comedy

‘I love staring at one spot for six hours!’ Life models on the secrets of disrobing

What sort of person would stand naked and still for hours, often in agony? Nude models talk about how tough yet life-changing the work can be, even when posing for hen parties

Video games do not cause violence – but makers do need to think about it

There is no compelling evidence that games cause real-life bloodshed, but the industry must address its attitude to guns and conflict, or risk being drowned out by fearmongers

McMindfulness by Ronald Purser; Mindfulness by Christina Feldman and Willem Kuyken – review

Mindfulness may have become a tool of capitalism, but if it works, does it matter?

Beyoncé’s crash diet plan sells an impossible, damaging ideal

In promoting an expensive vegan diet plan, the singer has described confronting her weight as ‘every woman’s nightmare’. She is irresponsibly stoking an evil diet culture – but is also a victim of it

Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dying

Periods, miscarriage and menopause were traditionally ‘private topics’. A raft of new books is changing that