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New Scientist recommends: Rutger Bregman’s Humankind
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
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Earth
Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum
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Technology
Naomi Klein on the rise of misinformation and conspiracy influencers
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An entertaining history of gases shows science at work in daily life
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New Scientist recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos
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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers
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Cute housebot Sunny lures us into an intriguing and flawed TV show
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It’s a decade old, but The Leftovers is still painfully resonant today
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Immersive new exhibition explores the pitfalls of defying old age
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Documentary explores a geneticist’s motivation to understand the past
Hunt for the Oldest DNA, the story of Eske Willerslev, a Danish evolutionary geneticist reconstructing ecosystems from ancient DNA, is as compelling as his scientific discoveries
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New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain
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New Scientist recommends Ice Cold: An exhibition of hip-hop jewelry
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New psychology book reckons with separating solitude from loneliness
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New Scientist recommends Michael Sheen in play about the NHS’s origins
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