19 April 2023
How will we find a way through the new minefield of brain tracking and hacking? Ethicist and lawyer Nita Farahany's book is an excellent, if troubling, look at neurotechnology
8 February 2023
How does our memory really work? Richard Restak's guide delves deep to explain the complexities, offering new clues to strengthening our minds and maybe even warding off the damage caused by Alzheimer's
9 December 2020
Understanding how individual we all are means grappling with genetics and neuroscience. Unique: The new science of human individuality by David Linden is a great place to start
23 September 2020
David Eagleman's book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain's superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense
4 March 2020
This week, watch as Westworld breaks out of the park and into LA, discover why vision is so important and listen as a drama exploits the weirdness of sound
22 January 2020
This week, watch architecture make music, remember the Yanomami and measure your superiority to machines
12 June 2019
We're not wrong to think we have free will, but The Science of Fate by Hannah Critchlow reveals the moral complexities underpinning our sense of unlimited choice
23 January 2019
The Holocaust is recalled by filmmaker Daria Martin, space video game Genesis Alpha One launches and physicist Paul Davies seeks the secrets of life in his new book
22 August 2018
Is non-conscious emotion possible, in animals, humans, even robots? This is just one fascinating thought experiment in an authoritative new book on emotions
2 May 2018
Unexpected aspects of how our minds work are revealed in a fascinating book exploring the stories we tell to entertain ourselves and help us cope
