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The possible join between the fragments of an ancient epic written in cuneiform in London and Geneva has been speculated for over 50 years.
The new Netflix sci-fi series, with a gumshoe cyborg as its chief protagonist, mines a host of contemporary anxieties and aesthetic influences.
An analysis of air pollutants from Texas shows how significant – and largely underregulated – the category of ‘excess’ emissions is across the US.
A loving relationship may be a unique mix of different ‘flavours’ of love.
Seeing black lead characters who are accomplished scientists could be just the thing to help inspire future generations to follow in their footsteps.
You might not think much about science topics as part of your everyday life. But science – like art, music, religion – is part of our culture, and scientists can help it reclaim its rightful place.
In the coming year, media companies will be adjusting to a new reality – one that ultimately leaves consumers with fewer choices.
China, which recycles much of the world’s waste material, is slashing its scrap imports. This move could force the United States and Europe to boost recycling instead of shipping trash overseas.
A report released today by the world’s largest technical professional organisation is designed to help humanity avoid a robot apocalypse.
If you can’t use Bitcoin to buy anything then it has no intrinsic value.
Pinching musical phrases and stylistic approaches has always been a part of art making and can be a respectful exchange. But shallow, ill-informed appropriation only perpetuates tired stereotypes.
Stand by for drones, robots and sensors to the rescue.
Disney recently announced a forthcoming streaming service, leading some to wonder if the company is gearing up for a battle with Netflix. But not all streaming services are locked in a death match.
Researchers have found a way to measure the impact of air pollution during 19th-century England on the public’s health.
Devoting all energies to fight over an imaginary border deflects attention from the real issues.
Blade Runner 2049 represents a failure of the imagination. The film is a series of events strung together and steeped in narcissism, excessive self-absorption, isolation and regressive politics.
Vancouver may be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but the president of Emily Carr University says the city could benefit from the discipline of design.
The first ten years of the iPhone has been a bloody decade of labour abuse, especially in Chinese factories such as those run by Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer.
The future and the past, money, technology and politics documented and imagined in fact and fiction, in an economist’s recommended reading.
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