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8 December 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
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Dr. Brain review: Scientifically absurd but strangely entertaining
8 December 2021
If you can ignore the unlikely premise of being able to tap into dead people's memories, Apple TV+'s first Korean language offering is fun to watch
Encounter review: A sci-fi road trip that gets lost along the way
8 December 2021
An invasion of microscopic aliens sets the scene for Encounter, a sci-fi film starring Riz Ahmed that feels a little like two films jammed together
Finally, a perfume to give you that distinct whiff of Neanderthal
8 December 2021
Your chance to own an olfactory journey deep into humanity’s fragrant past, plus a black hole in the post and the people named after chemical elements, in Feedback’s weekly round-up
This week’s new questions
8 December 2021
Why is stretching after waking up so pleasant? And do any animals, other than humans, have a sense of their own mortality?
Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem
8 December 2021
To explain the paradox of a smart species that embraces fake news, conspiracy theories and paranormal woo, we need to rethink rationality, says psychologist Steven Pinker
Two dystopian novels explore how language can be used to control us
8 December 2021
The ease with which words can be used to get inside our heads is explored in two excellent dystopian books, Outcast by Louise Carey and Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore, says Sally Adee
How to make a beautiful gingerbread house that won't fall down
8 December 2021
It takes a special kind of gingerbread to create architecture, so make sure your building materials are up to the challenge, says Sam Wong
We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin
8 December 2021
Funding cuts are undermining the scientific enterprise, impoverishing our attempts to discover the secrets of nature and share them widely, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic could help us reduce cyberbullying
8 December 2021
The pandemic has had surprising effects on cyberbullying that could tells us how to reduce the problem in the future, say Alexandra Martiniuk and Joseph Freeman
