The professor trying to protect our private thoughts from technology

Prof Nita Farahany argues in her new book, The Battle for Your Brain, that intrusions into the mind are so close that lawmakers should enact protections

‘Smart bandage’ with biosensors could help chronic wounds heal, study claims

Scientists test device that can monitor and stimulate burns, diabetic ulcers and non-healing surgical wounds

Bheed review – lockdown thriller cuts across India’s class conflict

A tense, state-of-the-nation drama set in Covid-era India successfully exposes how the caste system underpins much of the country’s division and strife

Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’

The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok

Have your cake and print it: the 3D culinary revolution is coming

Engineers show 3D printing’s potential by turning cartridges of paste and powder into cheesecake

Antidote review – ayahuasca tourism film lauds hallucinogenic tea’s healing powers

Is the vogue for the Amazonian drink a beneficial driver of tourism – or a form of capitalist exploitation? This film lacks the rigour to find out

GPT-4 has brought a storm of hype and fright – is it marketing froth, or is this a revolution?

I have seen enough to know that it’s going to alter our lives. Just think what AI tools could do when used by creative people in fashion or architecture, says LSE’s Charlie Beckett

Contest launched to decipher Herculaneum scrolls using 3D X-ray software

Global research teams who can improve AI and accelerate decoding could win $250,000 in prizes

‘Don’t blame the young for being moody’ – and seven other ways to nurture healthy teenage minds

Adolescence is a time of great change, with everything from sleep to social media impacting on growth. Psychologist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore explains how to support positive habits

UK scientists welcome government’s new technology plan but say more funding needed

Intervention is ‘yet another sticking plaster’ says Royal Society president, as EU funding programmes highlighted

Prof Nita Farahany: ‘We need a new human right to cognitive liberty’

The author of The Battle for Your Brain has serious reservations about neurotechnology, from the surveillance of mental experiences to ‘brainjacking’

Human augmentation with robotic body parts is at hand, say scientists

Extra parts, from a thumb to an arm, could be designed to help boost our capabilities

UK now seen as ‘toxic’ for satellite launches, MPs told

After Virgin Orbit’s failed mission, Commons committee hears complaints about regulator

Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health?

Research suggests traumatic childhood experiences embed themselves in our brains and put us at risk of mental illness, but epigenetic editing may offer us hope of removing them

Everything you wanted to know about AI – but were afraid to ask

From chatbots to deepfakes, here is the lowdown on the current state of artificial intelligence