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Little Joe review: We should worry about these mind-bending plants

Little Joe review: We should worry about these mind-bending plants

11 March 2020

The plot of sci-fi movie Little Joe may sound like it plays to powerful 1990s anti-GM fears but bigger issues like human freedom may really be at stake


Don't miss: Altered Carbon anime and Attenborough reads The Peregrine

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


Greenwood review: Can humanity survive a tree apocalypse?

Greenwood review: Can humanity survive a tree apocalypse?

4 March 2020

It’s 2038 and Earth's trees are dead, bar some firs on a tiny island. The tale of what happened is an epic combining sci-if, mystery and an exposé of capitalism, says Sally Adee


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The Doors of Eden review: A gripping alternative biology tech-thriller

2 March 2020

Adrian Tchaikovsky's latest novel The Doors of Eden rewrites Earth's evolutionary history, with highlights including fish that upload their minds to supercomputers and cats that rule over primates


Eleven from Stranger Things

What to watch on Netflix if you love science fiction

28 February 2020

Stranger Things, Black Mirror and Russian Doll are among the best science fiction shows to watch on Netflix at the moment


Don't miss: Netflix's Altered Carbon, Reply All and our future fossils

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


For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

For All Mankind review: A superb alternative history of the space race

19 February 2020

When the Soviet Union lands on the moon first people in the US are shocked. But For All Mankind provides an even bigger surprise when one cosmonaut's identity is revealed, says Emily Wilson


Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth

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?

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


Star Trek: Picard explores what happens when robots go rogue

Star Trek: Picard explores what happens when robots go rogue

24 January 2020

Patrick Stewart returns in triumphant new Star Trek spin-off Picard, but the Federation's robots are missing, discontinued, and for a very good reason


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