Is this book the ultimate guide for getting babies to sleep? Sort of 28. May 2025 (20:00) Helen Ball's How Babies Sleep draws on anthropology and biology to help babies (and their parents) get a better night's sleep. It has some fascinating insights, but is somewhat impractical(New Scientist)
Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone 28. May 2025 (20:00) Feedback was surprised to learn that the late, great queen of crime fiction is presenting a creative writing course, and wonders if there aren't enough living authors around to impart their wisdom(New Scientist)
Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction 28. May 2025 (20:00) New AI models from tech giants are set to revolutionise weather prediction. But as our climate becomes more extreme, we need to ensure broad public access to their forecasts, says Annalee Newitz(New Scientist)
A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth's resources 28. May 2025 (20:00) Philip Marsden's book Under a Metal Sky is an engrossing look at how we have excavated key metals and rocks over the millennia. It's a story shot through with awe, power, greed and hubris(New Scientist)
How the new Murderbot TV series made me a reluctant convert 28. May 2025 (20:00) Murderbot fans will be thrilled to learn that the cyborg security unit that gains free will by hacking its governor module is now the star of a compelling adaptation. Bethan Ackerley has unexpectedly joined their ranks(New Scientist)
Does the old concept of companion planting have any science behind it? 28. May 2025 (20:00) The belief that adding certain plants around crops will boost their growth is an old one, but will your tomatoes' yield and flavour really be improved by growing tasty herbs alongside them? James Wong investigates(New Scientist)
Can imagining a better future really make it come true? 28. May 2025 (18:00) Manifestation is easy to dismiss as unscientific nonsense. Certain techniques used in the practice, though, do work — just not in the magical way some people think, as neuroscientist Sabina Brennan elucidates(New Scientist)
