The Almond and the Seahorse review – Rebel Wilson injects glam into brain injury drama
The actor impresses in a dialled-down performance but can’t rescue this unconvincing film about a woman whose husband has a traumatic brain-injury
‘Second renaissance’: tech uncovers ancient scroll secrets of Plato and co
Researchers and Silicon Valley are using tools powered by AI to read what had long been thought unreadable
‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute
Founded in 2005 and lauded by Silicon Valley, Nick Bostrom’s centre for studying existential risk warned about AI but also gave rise to cultish ideas such as effective altruism
ISS review – Ariana DeBose is ace as third world war sparks space station survival race
DeBose’s brilliant rookie astronaut navigates this moderately tense thriller about US and Russian crew fighting as Earth blazes below
Soiled nappies and karate: AI-rendered Putin biopic to be released
Polish director Besaleel’s film will feature an AI-rendered Russian president and footage shot by Ukrainian film-makers during the Russian invasion
Medical device companies pay millions to NHS while pushing products, says study
Pharmaceutical equipment firms are funding NHS staff and training while promoting sales
The media industry is dying – but I can still get paid to train AI to replace me
According to an automated missive, I have the perfect set of skills to help write the first draft of AI history. It’s not a job for life, though
Teenagers who use internet to excess ‘more likely to skip school’
But truancy and illness-related absences can be reversed with sleeping habits and strong family ties, study suggests
Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field
Our ozone is pennies thick – and soon we’ll put at least an Eiffel Tower’s worth of metallic ash into the ionosphere every year
Wafer-thin, stretchy and strong as steel: could ‘miracle’ material graphene finally transform our world?
The material, discovered in 2004, was meant to be revolutionary. But only now is the technology coming of age
‘Smell is really important for social communication’: how technology is ruining our senses
Scientists say an overreliance on sight and sound is having a detrimental effect on people’s wellbeing and that our devices should deliver a multisensory experience
‘A system perverted by corporate money’: inside documentary sequel Food, Inc 2
An eye-opening follow-up to the 2008 breakout hit looks at how the food industry has changed, for better and worse
Bad omens and deep-state lunacy: solar eclipse brings wave of memes
TikTokers and brands are getting in on the rare phenomenon, as astrological warnings and conspiracy theories abound
Why you probably look much older than you think
A majority of people imagine they’re far fresher-faced than they actually are, writes Arwa Mahdawi. So should we be battling our internalised ageism and embracing the ravages of time?
US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale
Recent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050