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Little Joe film

Technology

Don't miss: Emotional veg, antique innovations and spooky maths

This week, hide behind the sofa from mind-altering plants, listen and learn from technologies past and find out how the world is underpinned by numbers

Culture

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson

Health

The Lighthouse: How extreme isolation transforms the body and mind

Culture

Van Gogh portrait

Technology

Don't Miss: Escape the deep, explore mind and body and meet van Gogh

Culture

Benedict Cumberbatch

Technology

Ironbark: Did two spies really prevent all-out nuclear war?

Culture

Scene from Aquarela

Environment

Aquarela documentary reveals water's raw power in terrifying detail

Culture

face of girl

Life

Here's how we can learn from other animals to create a better Earth

Culture

James Dean

Technology

What are the ethics of CGI actors – and will they replace real ones?

Insight

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Earth

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

Culture

Don't miss: Rights for the planet, art for tomorrow and oceanic beauty

Environment

Don't miss: Rights for the planet, art for tomorrow and oceanic beauty

Culture

Human Nature film review: Telling the CRISPR story with wit and verve

Technology

Human Nature film review: Telling the CRISPR story with wit and verve

How much do you really know about the revolutionary gene-editing technology called CRISPR? A sharp independent film will have you up to speed in no time, finds Simon Ings in his latest column

Culture

Life

Netflix’s Living With Yourself shows the dangers of perfectionism

Culture

Technology

Will Smith's action thriller Gemini Man falls into major logic holes

Culture

Life

Don't miss: Risky flights, idiotic experiments and the secrets of life

Culture

Life

Don’t miss: Sleepless nights, ephemeral worlds and telepathic terrors

Culture

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