New Scientist recommends: Curtis Sittenfeld's new pandemic romcom
31 May 2023
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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The Ferryman review: A profound new take on a sci-fi staple
25 May 2023
Justin Cronin's new science fiction novel transmutes the familiar trope of a utopia with a dark secret into a deep story with humanity at its centre. Read along with us at New Scientist's book club
Justin Cronin on the books, films and TV that inspired The Ferryman
25 May 2023
From Lost to The Tempest, the author of The Ferryman reveals the cultural influences behind his new science fiction novel - the first pick for New Scientist's book club
Titanium Noir review: Gripping, philosophical science fiction
24 May 2023
Suppose the megarich can rejuvenate – but it makes them grow to titanic proportions? Nick Harkaway's novel draws on Greek myth and noir in a fabulous thought experiment that reflects our own fixation with "making it big", says Sally Adee
New Scientist recommends: Martin MacInnes's transcendent In Ascension
24 May 2023
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel
17 May 2023
From Dune to Babylon 5, the Eragon author reveals five inspirations behind his new adult science fiction novel, Fractal Noise
Mrs. Davis and Class of '09 review: AI anxieties abound in TV sci-fi
10 May 2023
Hostility, scepticism and general disquiet towards artificial intelligence run through two new sci-fi shows, Mrs. Davis and Class of '09, but they have very different styles
Don't Miss: Life deep underground in Apple TV+'s mysterious Silo
26 April 2023
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI
21 April 2023
AI tools can explore the ethics of AI itself, says Lavie Tidhar. His new dystopian film uses AI image-generation program Midjourney to tell the story of a well-meaning artificial intelligence trying to help the last surviving human
Dead Ringers review: A triumphant reimagining of Cronenberg's classic
19 April 2023
Remaking a cult psychological thriller like Dead Ringers is a seriously tough ask. Amazingly, a six-parter starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynaecologists is a standalone triumph, says Bethan Ackerley
