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New Scientist recommends new superhero drama Supacell

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Netflix handout still: Supacell. SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

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A riveting exploration of how AI models like ChatGPT changed the world

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A view shows banners at Tel Aviv University campus as Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator is due to speak in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RC2XC1AOM2OY

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Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates

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Handout film still from Cyborg: A Documentary. Colour-blind artist Neil Harbisson is the world?s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to ?hear? colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself. Neil?s childhood friend Moon Ribas has collaborated with him on his journey. A dancer and choreographer, she has had implants in her arm and foot which allow her to perceive earthquakes from all over the planet as vibrations in her body. In Carey Born?s engaging documentary Neil and Moon confront their detractors head-on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind.

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Documentary tells the fascinating story of a man wired to hear colour

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A podcast explores how sport is drawing the line between men and women

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380363 03: William Protor polishes a model flying saucer on property near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a future landing site for

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Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world’s imagination

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New Scientist recommends eight-legged musical instrument Sonic Spider

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SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: Freshly printed copies of the San Francisco Chronicle run through the printing press at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub's business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Nexus review: Yuval Noah Harari is out of his depth in his new book

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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

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The best new science fiction books of September 2024

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Read an extract from Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower

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Read an extract from Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower

In the opening to Octavia E. Butler's prescient science fiction novel Parable of the Sower, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to Lauren Olamina and start to learn about the dystopian future her story takes place in

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N.K. Jemisin on the prescience and brilliance of Parable of the Sower

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N.K. Jemisin on the prescience and brilliance of Parable of the Sower

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New Scientist recommends Systemic: How racism is making us ill

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New Scientist recommends Systemic: How racism is making us ill

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A gripping account of morality shows how we work out right from wrong

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National Geographic handout TV still: OCEANXPLORERS. Eric Ste-Marie, Cameraman Jamie Holland, Aldo Kane, Melissa Marquez, Nigel Hussey, and Crew Josh Palmer work to tag a Greenland Shark off the side of the FRC. (National Geographic/Mario Tadinac)

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James Cameron's new ocean-life series is try-hard but effective

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