CommentThe Ferryman review: A profound new take on a sci-fi staple Justin Cronin's new science fiction novel transmutes the familiar trope of a utopia with a dark secret into a deep story with humanity at its centre. Read along with us at New Scientist's book club Culture
CommentThe Experience Machine review: How our brains predict the daily world Predictive processing is sometimes called a grand unifying theory of the brain. An important guide to the field from Andy Clark shows the idea’s strength – but also how far it has to go to fulfil that Culture