Could brain-computer interface let us inhabit robot avatars on Mars? 09. April 2025 (20:00) In the latest instalment of our Future Chronicles column, which explores an imagined history of inventions yet to come, Rowan Hooper reveals how brain-computer interface let us travel to Mars via robot avatars in the late 2020s(New Scientist)
A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis 09. April 2025 (20:00) Nafis Hasan's Metastasis is a deep dive into the economics and politics of cancer treatment. This makes for a dense and difficult read, but one that is well worth the effort(New Scientist)
Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven 09. April 2025 (20:00) Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on a reread, Emily H. Wilson looks at how it holds up(New Scientist)
Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven 09. April 2025 (20:00) Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on a reread, Emily H. Wilson looks at how it holds up(New Scientist)
What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveals about us 09. April 2025 (18:30) A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior(New Scientist)
What the surprising lives of solitary animals reveal about us 09. April 2025 (18:30) A new understanding of why some animals evolved to be loners, and the benefits that brings, shows that a social lifestyle isn’t necessarily superior(New Scientist)
