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Five of sci-fi's best corporate villains, according to author John Scalzi

John Scalzi's new novel Starter Villain sees his hero inherit a villainous empire. Here, the science fiction author picks his favourite sci-fi baddies with a corporate leaning

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Starfield review: Too much AI-generated content makes for a dull game

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Peter Hotez, founding dean and chief of the Baylor College of Medicine National School of Tropical Medicine, speaks during a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The Trump administration won't be able to meet its promised timeline of having a million coronavirus tests available by the end of the week, senators said after a briefing from health officials. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The Deadly Rise of Anti-science review: The personal cost of research

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The Neanderthal woman was re-created and built by Dutch artists Andrie and Alfons Kennis. Research including fossil anatomy and a detailed study of DNA is present in the color of the skin and eyes. (Photo by Joe McNally/Getty Images)

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The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals

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Bridge author, Lauren Beukes: There are a lot of multiverses out there

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Ten Trips review: What tripping taught an academic about psychedelics

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Starter Villain review: Big questions laced with absurdist humour

The protagonist of John Scalzi's excellent new sci-fi novel is trying to find his way out of existential misery. So is the hero of Lavie Tidhar's The Circumference of the World. But at their hearts, both books are setting out to explore what on earth we are doing here, finds Sally Adee

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The Coming Wave review: How AI reshapes our world

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Extinctions review: A fast-paced story of going extinct on Earth

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