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Explore the latest science non-fiction books and sci-fi novels, plus science and technology-related theatre, exhibitions, games, movies and TV programmes with reviews and recommendations from Â鶹´«Ã½.

Humans

Time to rethink what makes humans special

How does language add meaning? Has culture shaped our genes? Two books, The Secret of Our Success and The Crucible of Language, show old ideas fading away

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Earth

Geoengineering our way out of the climate mess

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Physics

Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

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Humans

How do we learn to be citizens of a smart info-state?

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Environment

Exploring the world of parrots that dazzle and delight

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Health

The surprising value of viewing traumatic experiences

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Best books, films and art of 2015 – as chosen by Â鶹´«Ã½

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Earth

How the past’s ecological lessons can save Earth’s future

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Humans

The neuroscience of interrogation: Why torture doesn’t work

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CultureLab’s Christmas challenge is all about the present

The Anthropocene is upon us and CultureLab wants to know, in an age marked by human influence, what do you get the species that has it all?

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Art reveals the fragile and devastating world of microbes

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Earth

The Elements of Power makes a green case for rare metals

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Technology

Data protection is complex and costly, finds Obfuscation

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Professionals, your time is up, prepare to be sidelined by tech

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