When was the last time you stopped to say thank you to a tree? Perhaps it’s something we should do more often. After all, we owe them everything, from the air we breathe... Read more »
A novel told from the perspective of a robot girlfriend has been named winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is “a tightly focused... Read more »
Going Nuclear by Tim Gregory review – a boosterish case for atomic energy | Science and nature books
There is something biblical about the fraternal relationship between the atomic bomb and the nuclear reactor. Both involve bombarding uranium-235 atoms with neutrons to produce a chain reaction via nuclear fission. Both... Read more »
Like that of the earth, the climate of higher education today is increasingly volatile, and the seasonal rhythms that once grounded our work, teaching, and learning no longer hold. This summer, which... Read more »
A book debunking Elon Musk’s claims that humans could live on Mars in the near future has won the £25,000 Royal Society Trivedi science book prize. A City on Mars by American... Read more »
The coolest contemporary movie star, Keanu Reeves, added to his portfolio in 2021 by creating a comic book series called BRZRKR, co-written by Reeves with Matt Kindt and illustrated by Ron Garney.... Read more »
You Like It Darker by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton, £25)This new collection of 12 stories opens with Two Talented Bastids, which questions how two ordinary guys from a small town in... Read more »
Originally designed as an educational supplement for the renowned Stanford courses Computer Science 106A and 106B, Bit by Bit is a comic-style resource that uses fractal grids, custom-drawn characters, and fun graphics... Read more »
April 23, 2024 • Feature Story • 75th Anniversary At a Glance Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how people interact, communicate, and learn. Making early autism screening part of routine... Read more »