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
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
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
11 April 2018
We make up our minds one thought at a time, according to a new book. But challenging the entrenched idea that our thoughts run “deep” will take strong, new arguments
