Why exercising outdoors is better for your health 19. February 2025 (19:00) Numerous studies have found that exercising outside has a slight edge on boosting both our physical and mental health, even when the conditions outside are less than ideal(New Scientist)
Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in horror-comedy Companion 19. February 2025 (19:00) Starring Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher, this film sets out to deconstruct men's objectification of women, and asks good questions about why we want robots at all. Shame about the logical hole at its centre(New Scientist)
Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence 19. February 2025 (19:00) In Feedback's true crime exclusive, we look into calls for a fresh inquest into the murder of Catherine Eddowes in the 19th century – and discover that a rather crucial part of the puzzle may be missing(New Scientist)
Why I'm deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines 19. February 2025 (19:00) Humans learn very differently to machines, thanks to our biased, malleable memory – and that's a good thing, says Charan Ranganath, director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis(New Scientist)
In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us? 19. February 2025 (19:00) Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz(New Scientist)