Don't miss: The science of taking a stroll
20 May 2020
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
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The Tenth Muse review: A story in which the women count
7 November 2019
In her new historical novel, Catherine Chung celebrates the women who shaped modern mathematics - and wonders why they weren't paid
Prototyping in Tokyo review – Imagining a future full of lifelike tech
23 January 2019
Is art more likely than old-school engineering to create the lifelike quality we will need in a world we share with machines? A robot show has surprising answers
Don't miss: Making science happen, a mega-collider and a hypnotic game
27 February 2019
Peek behind the scenes of the lab at London's Francis Crick Institute, hear all about the proposed particle accelerator at CERN and play a new video game
Don't miss: Star-studded art, weird tides and smart cities
16 January 2019
See works by artist Katie Paterson, who gets inspiration from science, hear physicist Michael Berry talk about tidal bores and find out how data can help design cities
Liquid Crystal Display: a beautifully broken exhibition
31 October 2018
The messy, mineral roots of media technology come under the spotlight in a new show at Sheffield's revamped Site Gallery
Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt review – a joyful peek under the hood
14 September 2018
Even when we fail spectacularly at them, computer games are crafted to be a medium of delights, as an exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum reveals
Don't Miss: Comic promise, robot TV and a festival of errors
29 August 2018
The first season of comedy Young Sheldon, AI choosing TV from the BBC archive and a rather unusual festival
Globetrotting film sends scientists on "relay race" of inquiry
4 July 2018
A documentary called The Most Unknown uses a global game of science “tag” as a cute way to frame humanity’s big questions – but it can all get a bit earnest
The complex and unfolding story of heredity shows genes’ true place
18 July 2018
Inheritance is about so much more than the handing on of a genetic baton down the centuries, argues a nuanced new book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh