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Mind

The relentless push for productivity misconstrues how our brains work

The latest neuroscience shows that, contrary to a lot of productivity advice, the drive to make the most of every waking moment will diminish your capacity for creative thinking

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Society

Nobel prizes are still failing to celebrate the diversity of science

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F6M33H RELEASE DATE: Dec 18, 2007. ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. STUDIO: World Artists. PLOT: Twenty-five years after the initial release of BLADE RUNNER, director Ridley Scott uses archival footage to re-create his original vision for the sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is set in Los Angeles in 2019. Earth has become a polluted and miserable dystopia, and many people have fled to live 'Off World' on other planets. This dreary vision of the future features replicants: lifelike robots built as slaves for human use. When a replicant escapes his owner, a

Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

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Technology

It’s parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

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Mathematics

If we reassessed what maths is, perhaps it wouldn’t make us so anxious

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Environment

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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91av Live: What we are most excited about seeing this year

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Physics

We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms

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Society

A Declaration on Future Generations could bring the changes we need

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Mind

We need to start telling women how pregnancy changes their brain

Maternity services need to educate parents-to-be on how pregnancy will affect their brain - their life could depend on it, says Helen Thomson

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Technology

OpenAI’s warnings about risky AI are mostly just marketing

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Technology

How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

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Mind

Our fascination with monsters tells us a lot about ourselves

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Health

Rejecting standard cancer treatment like Elle Macpherson is a big risk

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