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Why do so many people love android killer Murderbot?

Why do so many people love android killer Murderbot?

14 April 2021

Fugitive Telemetry, the latest instalment of the Murderbot series, shows readers still can't get enough of the killing-machine that prefers boxsets to interacting with humans. What's its secret, asks Sally Adee


Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

14 April 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss


Daisy Ridley as Viola Eade and Tom Holland as Todd Hewitt in Chaos Walking

Chaos Walking review: Unsettling sci-fi that exposes men’s thoughts

12 April 2021

Sci-fi film Chaos Walking, featuring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley, is a disconcerting little masterpiece of sensitive acting and well-judged world-building, says Simon Ings


Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a former heroin addict who is facing a new crisis

Sound of Metal review: Riz Ahmed's performance is Oscar-worthy

29 March 2021

It's easy to see why Riz Ahmed has been nominated for an Oscar for the film Sound of Metal, in which he gives a harrowing, subtle performance as a drug addict-turned musician who loses his hearing


Don’t Miss: The Best of World SF, with tales old and new

Don’t Miss: The Best of World SF, with tales old and new

24 March 2021

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss


The Hunt for Planet B review: Tracking the James Webb Space Telescope

The Hunt for Planet B review: Tracking the James Webb Space Telescope

24 March 2021

With NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finally in sight, a new documentary charts its history and talks to leading scientists with a passion for the exoplanets and other worlds it may find


Is it time for brutalist architecture on the moon?

Is it time for brutalist architecture on the moon?

17 March 2021

Lunar brutalism, plus how many Burj Khalifas in a hydroelectric dam and efficiency gains of 400 per cent, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up


NFTs seem both a capitalist stunt and a great tool for digital art

NFTs seem both a capitalist stunt and a great tool for digital art

17 March 2021

Non-fungible tokens could be a game changer for digital art, but it is hard to tell how much of it is just a financial stunt, writes Annalee Newitz


At least the Mary Anning coin doesn’t have a tripod with four legs

At least the Mary Anning coin doesn’t have a tripod with four legs

3 March 2021

Celebratory coins provoking fury, very unconventional health advice and a way to chart your stools: the week in weird


Don't miss: Sci-fi shoot-em-up Boss Level with Naomi Watts

Don't miss: Sci-fi shoot-em-up Boss Level with Naomi Watts

3 March 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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