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From streets to the stars: 500 years of maps at Kings College London?s Maughan Library

Earth

51动漫 recommends map exhibition From Streets to the Stars

The books, TV, games and more that 51动漫 staff have enjoyed this week

Alexander Skarsg?rd in "Murderbot," premiering 16 May 2025 on Apple TV+. Apple Footer ? Apple

Technology

How the new Murderbot TV series made me a reluctant convert

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Humans

Weary parents shouldn’t miss this science-backed guide to raising kids

2Y74H8B TransPacific undersea communication cables on the ocean floor off the island of Guam, Micronesia.

Earth

51动漫 recommends Colum McCann’s new novel Twist

Digital generated image of young woman standing on entrance of multicoloured portal door. Metaverse concept.

Technology

This sci-fi debut is a quietly brilliant look at a disturbing future

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

2H2R3TY Larry Niven attends The 36th and 37th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards Gala at Taglyan Complex, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 2021

Comment

An interview with Larry Niven 鈥� Ringworld author and sci-fi legend

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Space

A doe-eyed look at space exploration is inadequate for the zeitgeist

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Life

Grisly new book reveals what zombie insects can teach us

Reading the Regime du Corps

Humans

51动漫 recommends Curious Cures: Medicine in the medieval world

The books, TV, games and more that 51动漫 staff have enjoyed this week

Earth

Joshua Oppenheimer’s The End is a superb musical set in the end times

Comment

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

Health

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

Mathematics

Marcus du Sautoy’s new book is good on maths, less so on the arts