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Sandra: A world where AI is less artificial than it seems

Orbital Teledynamics is hiring real women to work as digital assistants they call "Sandra". What's going on? Can it end well? Find out in this all-star podcast drama

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Yuval Noah Harari: Why the reluctant guru is upsetting scientists

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North Korea nukes the US in a Trump-bashing new thriller

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Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins

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How women are rallying round the cause of climate injustice

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Don’t Miss: surreal objects, loving termites, and ethical dilemmas

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Film-maker Ed Webb-Ingall investigates the Arran shoreline

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How a tiny festival could save Scotland’s coastal culture

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Preserved ocean creatures make landfall in London

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Buzz: A beautiful book shows why modern bees are hippy wasps at heart

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Don’t miss: Taxidermied rabbits, mucky biology and the digital future

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Marvel Powers United VR: I saw Captain America’s huge thighs under me

Want to be Black Panther from Wakanda? Or Captain America, Black Widow or Spider-Man? Now virtual reality is finally coming to domestic gaming PCs, you have the chance. Oculus Rift has teamed with Marvel to produce聽Marvel Powers United VR

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There’s no escaping the internet, says artist James Bridle

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Spying on whales: The shocking truth about humans and whales

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Iceman: Our human history is the real star of a film about 脰tzi

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