HumansThe Seed Detective review: Why we must save rare vegetables Saving unusual vegetable varieties from extinction is essential for protecting crop diversity, which is under threat from mechanisation, argues Adam Alexander in his richly detailed new book Culture
TechnologyEscape review: An account of the internet's intimate early daysEscape, a thoughtful book by Marie Le Conte, recalls a time when people tended to organise themselves into small communities around blogs and other online hangouts. Should we go back? Culture