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Sierra Greer

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Sierra Greer discusses her award-winning sex robot novel 'Annie Bot'

Award-winning author Sierra Greer talks about Annie Bot, her science fiction novel about a robot designed to please her owner, Doug

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Directly above view of a chef chopping tomatoes

Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Culture

Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

Culture

Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

Culture

The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

Culture

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Technology

Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Culture

Physics

Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025

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Technology

The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade

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Mathematics

Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025

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Technology

The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures

Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from cooking shrimp to running half marathons

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Technology

Microsoft made a splash with a controversial quantum computer in 2025

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Environment

2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs

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Space

Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?

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Life

A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025

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