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By Bethan Ackerley Mark Scout, played by Adam Scott, works for a shadowy corporation Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV+ Severance Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle Apple TV+ THE first thing you should know about Mark Scout is that he is an employee of Lumon Industries, the nebulous corporation at the heart of new sci-fi thriller series Severance from … Read more
Riley Stearns’s dark comedy about a death match between clones has an appealing premise, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark Humans 23 February 2022 By Davide Abbatescianni Preparing for a death match against your double brings mental and physical challenges Courtesy of Sundance Institute Dual Riley Stearns Coming in 2022 FROM its very first scene, … Read more
As the climate crisis grows, “cli-fi” books are driving action by showing dark, all-too-possible futures, says climate researcher Bill McGuire. Here are some of his favourites Environment 2 February 2022 By Bill Mcguire Cli-fi provides visions of the future that aren’t yet too late to change Jorn Georg Tomter/Getty Images SCIENTIFIC papers, however well-written, rarely carry … Read more
Many science fans were freaking out this week when NASA confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe had become the first spacecraft ever to ‘touch the Sun’ back in April. But if you thought that was mind-boggling, hang on to your seat, because there’s actually time-lapse footage of the spacecraft’s view as it swoops into the … Read more
By Simon Ings Getty Images/iStockphoto The first rule of popular science is to reveal the wonder and mystery of the world. For that reason, Sentient (Picador), written by photographer and wildlife film-maker Jackie Higgins, is my personal pick of the year. It reveals how the 86 billion nerve cells in the human nervous system afford … Read more