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Globetrotting film sends scientists on "relay race" of inquiry

A documentary called The Most Unknown uses a global game of science “tag” as a cute way to frame humanity’s big questions – but it can all get a bit earnest

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Technology

A friendly introduction to AI proves oddly unnerving

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Don't miss: immortality in New York, sulphur and science comedy

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Don't miss: immortality in New York, sulphur and science comedy

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The clock-maker who helped fashion art from science

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How authors are gaming Amazon’s algorithms with 3000-page books

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Censored: Why China’s online oversight is anything but crude

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Model Behaviour: How a sceptic was won over by life in the lab

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What Is Real? A tale of how big egos hijacked quantum physics

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Humans

Elements of surprise: What fiction plots tell us about our minds

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Blossoms: The complex secrets of spring’s simple beauty

Spring’s delicate riot of colour is a complex story of genes and chemistry and explaining it well turns out to be tough going

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Humans

Your mind is not an iceberg – there's nothing under the surface

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Pushing the boundaries: A round-up of new popular science books

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Enlightenment now: The rise and fall of progress

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Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

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