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gilded representation of brain

Mind

The great wonder and strangeness of the human brain

A dazzling exhibition in Lisbon celebrates the most complex of human organs with art that makes the brain sing – as well as revealing how chimps can outsmart us

Culture

Gabbie Hanna

Technology

The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube

Culture

solar eclipse

Physics

Must we topple Einstein to let physics leap forward again?

Culture

Ian McEwan

Technology

Why Ian McEwan doesn’t see his latest novel as being science fiction

Culture

primate

Life

We’re being overwhelmed by a deluge of insignificant decisions

Culture

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Environment

A planet of nearly 8 billion people needs a new kind of green thinking

Culture

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Life

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Culture

Speaking at least one other language may make us more humane

Mind

Speaking at least one other language may make us more humane

Culture

elephants holding instruments

Life

Most animals can’t keep a beat despite what Darwin believed

Culture

chimp

Life

A chimp's hug shows it's time to accept that animals have feelings too

In Mama’s Last Hug, primatologist Frans de Waal argues that we can no longer deny that animals have feelings and we need to look closely at their inner lives

Culture

Space

Antony Gormley’s virtual reality adventure lets you ski on the moon

Culture

Technology

Elizabeth Holmes: The hypnotic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos

Culture

Technology

The compelling tale of how climate change denial came to grip the US

Culture

Technology

How surveillance capitalism is changing human nature forever

Culture

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