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What is the price of genius, asks biography of Roger Penrose

The Impossible Man by Patchen Barss salutes Roger Penrose's groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics while challenging the idea that a genius should be exempt from ordinary obligations

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In satire Rumours, diplomatic communiques collide with the end times

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Why do we burn more coal and wood than ever, asks a provocative book

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New Scientist recommends the Pier 26 Science Playground

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The best new science fiction books of November 2024

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The best new science fiction books of November 2024

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The Terror - An accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition, forcing its captains to make a dire choice.

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Chilling news adds fresh meaning to 2018 Arctic horror drama

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Film still from Orca - Black and White Gold.

Life

Tense docu-thriller exposes the cruelties of commercial whale trade

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New Scientist recommends detective dramedy Ludwig

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Forget Hollywood, science has real plans to defend us from asteroids

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Leon Chew, The Call, Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst with sub, Serpentine, 2024

Technology

Musical AI harmonises with your voice in a transcendent new exhibition

What happens if AI is trained to write choral music by feeding it a specially created vocal dataset? Moving new exhibition The Call tackles some thorny questions about AI and creativity – and stirs the soul with music

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New Scientist recommends documentary Hunt for the Oldest DNA

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Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant

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Tim Winton's post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant

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UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: Marie Curie (1867-1934) Polish-born French physicist in her laboratory in 1912, the year after she received here second Nobel prize, this time for chemistry. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Rich biography of Marie Curie shows how she helped women into science

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New Scientist recommends Brian Cox's new series, Solar System

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