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Starfield review: Too much AI-generated content makes for a dull game

Bethesda's new galaxy-sprawling game Starfield gives you 1000 planets to explore. But with many of these worlds generated by algorithm, it can all feel a bit predictable, finds Jacob Aron

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Men preparing the root and the leaves to be cooked together for the preparation of Ayahuasca tea. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Ten Trips review: What tripping taught an academic about psychedelics

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The Coming Wave review: How AI reshapes our world

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Starter Villain review: Big questions laced with absurdist humour

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51�� recommends The Man Who Couldn't Stop and The Retrievals

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Extinctions review: A fast-paced story of going extinct on Earth

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The MANIAC review: A dark novel about the legendary John von Neumann

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Painkiller. (L to R) John Ales as Dr. Gregory Fitzgibbons, West Duchovny as Shannon Shaeffer in episode 102 of Painkiller. Cr. Keri Anderson/Netflix ?? 2023

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

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BOYOLALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 11: A motorcyclist wearing a mask rides past in an area covered by ash after Mount Merapi erupted spewing volcanic materials at Stabelan village on March 11, 2023 in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, 2,968 metres high, is known as one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, with an eruption occurring every two to five years. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

Clive Oppenheimer's intrepid scientific memoir not only takes us to the crater's edge, it shows how seriously the volcanologist takes the mystical meanings volcanoes hold for those who live nearby

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Disputed Inheritance review: Why do we still bother with Mendel?

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Whalefall review: Stunning novel about being swallowed by a whale

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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Bridge review: An essential entrant into the multiverse genre

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