
We Are Satellites review: What brain implants could do to family life
9 June 2021
A brain implant boosts multi-tasking and attention span – what will it really mean for society? An unusual sci-fi novel asks the all right questions

9 June 2021
A brain implant boosts multi-tasking and attention span – what will it really mean for society? An unusual sci-fi novel asks the all right questions

12 May 2021
Shards of Earth is the first part of Adrian Tchaikovsky's new space opera, featuring starship battles, godlike entities the size of moons and a hidden dimension with freakish psychological properties, says Clare Wilson

21 April 2021
As social robots edge into our lives, The New Breed by Kate Darling is a guide to how to think about them

14 April 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss

24 March 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss

3 March 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss

17 February 2021
In Unity, Elly Bangs conjures a post-apocalyptic Earth where her protagonist, once part of a hive mind, faces a dangerous, fractured future. The novel is a powerful exploration of union, trauma and consent, says Bethan Ackerley

20 January 2021
Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control mixes West African folk tales with a sci-fi mystery in a futuristic version of Ghana, as a young girl finds a meteor and gains a deadly power

6 January 2021
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss

30 December 2020
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor, The Expert System’s Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers are exciting sci-fi books we're looking forward to in 2021