Escaping the logic of work, w/ Mareile Pfannebecker
We talk to the co-author of "Work Want Work: Labour and Desire at the End of Capitalism" on how the logic of labour dominates our lives, and how we might…
Science & Technology
Taking sex robots seriously w/ Kate Devlin
Will future sex tech be more inclusive? What role should robotics play in human relationships? We talk to the author of "Turned On: Science, Sex and Robots" about her research…
Life on love planet?
The hype over possible phosphine on Venus has overshadowed an uncomfortable reality.
Could plastic-munching bacteria clear up our waste?
Scientists have identified a number of novel species of bacteria and fungi that have the ability to break down PET, a common type of plastic.
Will a teen programmer become the first Millenial saint?
Carlo Acutis, a computer whizz who catalogued 'miracles' online, has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
Can diamonds ever be truly ethical?
A "sky mining facility" claims to be making the world's first zero-impact lab diamonds.
Book review: Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald explores the luminous complexities of science and the wonder of belonging in the natural world.
What is the meaning of good health?
Many of us are currently self-diagnosing, but as philosopher Georges Canguilhem argued, disease is not a fixed category.
On DNA and its marvellous mistakes
Without DNA's capacity to blunder, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music.
“Vaccine deniers aren’t ignorant”
Q&A with Jonathan M. Berman, author of "Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement".