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New Scientist Book Club’s verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time was (largely) a hit with the New Scientist Book Club One of the wonderful…

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SCIENCE

Read a short extract from Adam Roberts’s novel Lake of Darkness for July’s Book Club

Lake of Darkness is the New Scientist Book Club’s July pick You were born, in all likelihood, towards the end…

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SCIENCE

Nature’s Memory review: A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums

What’s missing? Pondering the displays at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group…

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SCIENCE

The Mind Electric review: Pria Anand’s spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

Pria Anand sees a “vast liminal space” between wellness and illness David Degner The Mind ElectricPria Anand (Virago (UK); Washington…

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MOST SHARED

Author Caro de Robertis on their new book interviewing trans elders of color : Code Switch : NPR

Three people stand in window frames. Jackie Lay hide caption toggle caption Jackie Lay Three people stand in window frames.…

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MOST SHARED

Book interview with ‘The Haves and Have-Yachts’ author Evan Osnos : NPR

In journalism, as in life, timing can be everything. New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos’ new collection of essays out…

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ENTERTAINMENT

Winging It With You Book

“We have come to terms with who we are, we have been presented [with] a love like no other,” Pons…

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TECH

An interview with computational linguist Emily Bender, who coined the term “stochastic parrot”, on her AI skepticism, co-writing the book The AI Con, and more (George Hammond/Financial Times)

Featured Podcasts BG2 Pod: Coatue Pt2. Open AI’s Kevin Weil Dives into All Things ChatGPT Open-source podcast on all things…

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TV & FILM

Only One Book Available for Adaption? Stick to A Limited Series

While book-to-screen adaptations are not new, they’ve become more popular on streaming services. Some of these series are billed as…

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COMEDY

Steve Martin Claims That Florida Banning His Book Has Been Good for Business

Steve Martin is obviously a man of many talents — from acting, to stand-up comedy, to balloon animal artistry. Play…

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