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TOPSHOT - A man pushes a bycicle along as he walks amid building rubble in the devastated area around Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on April 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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A powerful new book shows why it's so important to understand war

In his latest book, Why War?, historian Richard Overy grapples with a question that stumped Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud – why do humans persist in waging war?

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2F71A3H A Mallard duck on the River Avon, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, UK

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Matt Parker's comic look at trigonometry is a bit heavy on the maths

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Young woman with a backpack hiking in the mountains. Exploring in the nature, enjoying the view.

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Save the planet, release your inner wild, urges a passionate new book

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Martha Wells and �鶹��ý news editor, Sophie Bushwick

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Martha Wells: I didn’t know how non-neurotypical I was until Murderbot

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�鶹��ý recommends puzzle book S. by Doug Dorst and J. J. Abrams

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Engaging new book explores how vital mathematics is to map-making

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Janus Films handout film still: THE BEAST Directed by Bertrand Bonello. The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely ?erase? their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Le?a Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay).

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Léa Seydoux and George MacKay dazzle in shocking sci-fi film The Beast

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FEE8WC Seoul, South Korea-November 15, 2015; Men playing in the outside ?Baduk? that is the Korean name for Go. November 15, 2015 Seoul

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New book explores how games shape the world – for better or for worse

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Hunt for the Oldest DNA press picture. Eske Willerslev on fieldwork, Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

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Documentary explores a geneticist's motivation to understand the past

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�鶹��ý recommends David Runciman's podcast Past Present Future

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�鶹��ý recommends David Runciman's podcast Past Present Future

The books, TV, games and more that �鶹��ý staff have enjoyed this week

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Immersive new exhibition explores the pitfalls of defying old age

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It's a decade old, but The Leftovers is still painfully resonant today

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These are the best new science fiction books to read this June 2024

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�鶹��ý recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain

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