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Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

Don't Miss: Netflix's Tribes of Europa, a German near-future sci-fi

10 February 2021

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


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


The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

The best new books, films and games to enjoy in 2020

1 January 2020

Wondering what to read, watch and see this year? Here's our cracking cultural calendar of the most interesting non-fiction, films, games, events and sci-fi in 2020


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Margaret Atwood's The Testaments' anti-science world is a grim warning

10 September 2019

Thirty four years after The Handmaid’s Tale and a hit TV show later, Margaret Atwood’s intriguing sequel, The Testaments, highlights the power of narrative


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Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

17 July 2019

Why are squid eyes so big? What is Caesar's novel? Can Alexander von Humboldt go graphic? How do you talk to alien plants? Recharge with New Scientist’s picks


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Experimental sci-fi expertly captures colliding realities

5 June 2019

When reality fractures, it takes the adventurous writing style of the novel XYZT to make it believable, says Helen Marshall in her latest column


Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

Rage, tech and Miley Cyrus: What the new Black Mirror will bring

24 May 2019

The trailer for the new season of Netflix's Black Mirror suggests the show will continue to capture our collective disquiet about technology – this time with a stellar new cast including Miley Cyrus and Andrew Scott


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Exclusive: Chinese sci-fi genius Cixin Liu on humanity's deadly future

5 September 2018

The future is bright for our species, mostly because we kill everything in our path, says China's first winner of the Hugo science-fiction award


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Science Fiction: slavery stereotypes, and a new M. John Harrison

4 December 2017

From challenging stereotypes about slavery to the necessity of finding any kind of exit from a mundane life, escape dominates new sci-fi


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Rediscover the gift of reading: Best books to buy this holiday

29 November 2017

Frantic about how to please your loved ones this festive season? Take a deep breath and plunge into New Scientist's present picks


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