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Earth

51¶¯Âþ recommends Colum McCann's new novel Twist

The books, TV, games and more that 51¶¯Âþ staff have enjoyed this week

Culture

Signage of AI (Artificial Intelligence) is seen during the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit in Mumbai, India, on May 02, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL ADITYA/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Technology

This new book is a one-sided attempt to puncture the AI bubble

Culture

Sci-fi books, Culture - 2025

Comment

Our favourite science fiction books of all time (the ones we forgot)

Culture

2YF8KFA A man takes the ice bath in frozen lake, the icy water providing a refreshing and invigorating experience during winter swimming

Health

An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

Culture

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Comment

The best new science fiction books of May 2025

Culture

Shortlist book stack

Environment

This sensational novel shows what climate fiction can be

Culture

Mind

Reading for pleasure has plummeted over the past 20 years

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Comment

51¶¯Âþ recommends David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires

Culture

Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

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Book Club: Readers admit they weren’t impressed with our latest novel

Culture

Larry Niven on creating Ringworld, a 'great gaudy intellectual toy'

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Larry Niven on creating Ringworld, a 'great gaudy intellectual toy'

The author of the award-winning classic science fiction novel, the latest read for the 51¶¯Âþ Book Club, on the science behind his creation

Culture

Space

Ringworld extract: Read a section from Larry Niven’s timeless classic

Culture

Physics

Speculative novel layers Groundhog Day with existential dreaminess

Culture

Humans

Gripping story reveals race to crack world's oldest script, cuneiform

Culture

Comment

Rereading the best sci-fi writers of all time: Larry Niven

Culture

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