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Samantha Morton stars in dystopian docudrama 2073

What if tech bros ruled the world, asks Asif Kapadia's 2073. This docudrama is captivating and disturbing, but lacks enough heft to stand out

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How colonialism and industrialisation fuelled the climate crisis

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H7XCR8 Winter dawn over industrial chimneys with Seaward Kaikoura Range behind, Christchurch, New Zealand

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New Scientist recommends Karl Ove Knausgaard's novel The Third Realm

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Manta ray {Manta birostris} from below, Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-Pacific

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Richard Powers's new novel is a beautiful love letter to our oceans

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How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?

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Terminator Zero. Timothy Olyphant as The Terminator in Terminator Zero Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX ?? 2024

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Terminator is back, in a striking but flawed anime version

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New Scientist recommends the 'surprisingly emotional' Game of Sisyphus

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Top statistician David Spiegelhalter on how to deal with uncertainty

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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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New Scientist recommends new superhero drama Supacell

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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

Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in depth and should have probed its subject more, says Simon Ings

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

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Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates

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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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