Don't Miss: Sci-fi suburbia, star woman and London Games Festival
18 March 2020
This week, watch a sci-fi film set in an infinitely recursive suburbia, read about the woman who cracked star chemistry and catch great new games
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Found 125 results for sci-fi
Don't miss: Altered Carbon anime and Attenborough reads The Peregrine
11 March 2020
This week, listen as David Attenborough reads nature classic The Peregrine, learn how skyscrapers and railway cuttings offer unlikely oases for wildlife, and watch an Altered Carbon anime spin-off
Don't miss: Netflix's Altered Carbon, Reply All and our future fossils
26 February 2020
This week, listen as Reply All goes down the internet rabbit hole, watch the second series of Netflix's Altered Carbon, and ponder what fossils our culture will leave for the far future
Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth
12 February 2020
Down is a sci-fi podcast about a crewed mission into a mysterious Antarctic hole that has opened up as a result of climate change, what will the crew find?
What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?
5 February 2020
A sci-fi collection explores extreme corporate futures, such as a Tinder-run city where you can swipe left or right for everything from sex to teachers
William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions
8 January 2020
William Gibson's Agency is part of a new batch of sci-fi that adds intriguing ethical wrinkles to the classic time-travel genre, says columnist Sally Adee
The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020
1 January 2020
Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020
From Star Wars to Hitchhiker's – how to make the best drinks in sci-fi
18 December 2019
New Scientist combines mixology with science fiction to produce recipes for the finest drinks in this – or any other – universe, from Bantha Milk to Ambrosia
Seasonal gift ideas for lovers of terrific science reads and top films
4 December 2019
Stuck for ideas on what to get the science lover in your life? From great sci-fi to books on how to build a pond or see the stars, these are the cultural gems that staff at New Scientist recommend
Gamechanger: L. X. Beckett’s latest sci-fi novel lives up to its name
2 October 2019
Does sci-fi have a moral obligation to guide society rather than scare it? L. X. Beckett’s latest book Gamechanger shows how “adaptation lit” can lead us to a better future
