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Explore the latest science non-fiction books and sci-fi novels, plus science and technology-related theatre, exhibitions, games, movies and TV programmes with reviews and recommendations from 91av. Find out about and sign up to the 91av Book Club here.
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 08: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a remote camera) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal with new World Record after competing in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Humans

A controversial book about human diversity shows how biology unites us

From race and IQ to sex and gender, Herman Pontzer's new book Adaptable is an ambitious and enjoyable exploration of how understanding ourselves better can help us bridge divides

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TOPSHOT - A boy rides past as smoke billows from a burning garbage dump, in Lahore on November 1, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

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Life

Stunning new animated series tells the story of a cure-all mushroom

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The Thinking Game

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91av recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game

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91av recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

Environment

91av recommends Weather Girl, an electrifying one-woman show

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Technology

Brilliant sci-fi novel shows robots coming to grips with emancipation

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TOPSHOT - A passenger wearing a protective face mask waits for his train at Hua Lamphong Central Railway Station in Bangkok on January 4, 2021, as health officials in Thailand announced on Monday 745 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases, the country's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP) (Photo by MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Mathematics

This excellent guide to the science of uncertainty is very welcome

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GB. England. Manchester. Levenshulme. Royal Nawaab. 21st Birthday Party. 2018.

Mind

What happened when one woman set out to improve her personality

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Earth

91av recommends the esoteric Dinosaurland Fossil Museum

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Society

Terrific drama shows the battle for girls' education in Afghanistan

The odds are stacked against an all-female robotics team in Rule Breakers, a fantastic film about teaching girls in Afghanistan

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Physics

Exhibition uses art to explore the mysteries of the quantum world

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Humans

Are we really doomed? An entertaining guide to humanity's extinction

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Comment

Rediscover The OA, a TV show with echoes of late director David Lynch

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Health

How neuroscience and bad studies have fuelled intensive parenting

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