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Simon Ings writes for New Scientist about books, films and all things culture.

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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind

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Hilma af Klint The Ten Largest, Group IV, No. 9, Old Age, 1907 Courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation

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Famed abstract artists capture nature as you’ve never seen it before

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Big data. Information concept. 3D render

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The Battle for Your Brain review: A guide to neuro nightmares ahead

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Stefanie Martini & Emma Appleton in LOLA (Signature Entertainment)

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LOLA review: Great sci-fi film is rich in ideas, but poor in budget

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Credit: David Blandy, Atomic Light, installation view, John Hansard Gallery, 2023. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Reece Straw

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Atomic Light review: Solar astronomers rescue an uneven installation

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Plaster bust of philosopher Anaximander and group of other busts. Portraits of ancient historical persons. Mass-product souvenir in Turkey. Copy space, selected focus; Shutterstock ID 2261783295; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Anaximander review: Did Anaximander create science, asks Carlo Rovelli

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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Creature review: Human nature is key to a sci-fi ballet

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A scene from NEXT EXIT, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

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Next Exit film review: New tale of the afterlife takes a wrong turn

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2A7XK59 Lisbon, Portugal. 4th Nov, 2019. Edward Snowden, former intelligence officer who served the CIA, NSA, and DIA for nearly a decade as a subject matter expert on technology and cyber security, speaks from Russia to the audience for an interview by James Ball, during the annual Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon. Credit: Henrique Casinhas/SOPA Images/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

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Pegasus review: Terrifying exposé of the world's most powerful spyware

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(from left) M3GAN and Cady (Violet McGraw) in M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone.

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M3gan review: A chilling sci-fi film about the dangers of AI care

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A view of one part of the Paleontology collection in the Musuem of Natural History, arranged by the addition of representative specimens from other parts of the three floors of fossils in the East Wing.

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Remnants of Ancient Life review: Explore the palaeobiology revolution

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The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick and the Whale

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The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick and the Whale

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