The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind
11 May 2023
From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind takes us on a comprehensive journey of what it means to be human
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Humankind review: A compelling case for believing people are good
10 June 2020
Rutger Bregman’s new book Humankind argues that people are innately good, and that if we assume this to be true, the whole world could benefit
The life of Veronique Le Guen, record-breaking caver
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Veronique Le Guen died in 1990, just two years after she had set a world record for the most time spent alone in an underground cavern
Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama
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Brad Pitt stars in thoughtful sci-fi Ad Astra, but even his strong performance can't plug the plot holes in this movie's melancholy heart
The psychology of magic and how it plays with our minds
1 May 2019
We need to think our brain doesn't lie to get us through the day, but as a new London exhibition called Smoke and Mirrors shows, magic relies on the fact that it does
Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word
26 April 2019
Is a written culture necessary to make a better culture or better citizens? A smart, satisfyingly deep exhibition at the British Library leaves us wondering
Prototyping in Tokyo review – Imagining a future full of lifelike tech
23 January 2019
Is art more likely than old-school engineering to create the lifelike quality we will need in a world we share with machines? A robot show has surprising answers
An AI conference warns us why we need to mind our language
4 January 2019
We’re using the wrong words to talk about artificial intelligence. The 11th of our 12 Days of Culture shows where we’ve gone wrong and why it really matters
Art: an impressive new festival ushers in the End Times
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Having scared the life out of us, the north of England's new media arts festival, York Mediale, will return in 2020 - assuming there's any planet left
