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Hope Frozen review: The hard ethics of cryogenically freezing a child

Hope Frozen review: The hard ethics of cryogenically freezing a child

23 September 2020

Netflix’s Hope Frozen documentary follows a family in Thailand that cryogenically freezes their 2-year-old daughter’s brain after she dies, creating a controversy-fuelled media storm


When things look bleak, thinking in terms of ‘hope horizons’ can help

When things look bleak, thinking in terms of ‘hope horizons’ can help

23 September 2020

With wildfires raging, the outlook looks bleak from San Francisco. Thinking about the future in terms of “hope horizons” can help, writes Annalee Newitz


Puzzle #77: Sir Prancelot's archers

Puzzle #77: Sir Prancelot's archers

16 September 2020

Try our latest puzzle – what are the two ways Sir Prancelot could have arranged his archers around a turret with eight gaps in its battlements – and which archer is napping? Plus, the quick quiz


To Sleep in a Sea of Stars review: Brilliant sci-fi from Eragon author

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars review: Brilliant sci-fi from Eragon author

16 September 2020

Christopher Paolini’s epic new novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, is an hallucinatory space opera, perfect reading to help us ride out the current storms


Anousheh Ansari interview: Why everyone should see Earth from space

Anousheh Ansari interview: Why everyone should see Earth from space

9 September 2020

The X Prize Foundation CEO on her unique experience as the first self-funded woman to fly to the International Space Station, and how innovation could help us cope with the covid-19 pandemic


Why Neuralink’s mind-reading device gave neuroscientists the hump

Why Neuralink’s mind-reading device gave neuroscientists the hump

9 September 2020

Delving into the brains of pigs, plus breaking news on the Hokey Cokey and why politicians can’t be trusted to toss a coin, in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up


Don't Miss: Netflix's Away sees Hilary Swank on perilous Mars mission

Don't Miss: Netflix's Away sees Hilary Swank on perilous Mars mission

2 September 2020

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


Science with Sam - The Multiverse

Science with Sam: Is our reality just one part of a multiverse?

1 September 2020

The multiverse is one of the weirdest ideas in science – but it might just be real. Find out how in the second episode of our new video series, Science with Sam


The World Engines series reveals the high cost of conquering space

The World Engines series reveals the high cost of conquering space

19 August 2020

What do we risk by expanding recklessly into the multiverse? Stephen Baxter's World Engines series is gripping but frustrating, says Sally Adee


The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

The Expanse review: A sprawling spaceship-studded saga you should see

5 August 2020

If you like old fashioned sci-fi of the multistranded, multidimensional epic variety, The Expanse could be for you, says Emily Wilson


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