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James Tapper
The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The DNA detective who helps crack family mysteries
John Naughton
Ten metaphors for AI

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Ten metaphors for AI
Tim Adams
Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy

Mon 30 Mar 2026

Music and a large language model: 40 years on from David Cope and Emmy
Simon Barnes
The return of the ‘birds of heaven’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The return of the ‘birds of heaven’
James Tapper
‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop

Sun 29 Mar 2026

‘Lethal hyperactivation’ may be key to making cancer cells go pop
James Tapper
OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

OpenAI whistleblower warns of tech ‘gambling with minds’
Patricia Clarke
AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls

Tue 24 Mar 2026

AI chatbots are the ‘wild west’ for violence against women and girls
Alexi Mostrous
Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Can AI write a Booker prize-winning novel?
Patricia Clarke
Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence

Tue 17 Mar 2026

Lawsuits allege AI chatbots are inciting users to violence
Tim Adams
How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants

Mon 16 Mar 2026

How Musk’s young ‘Doge’ recruits used AI to dismantle humanities grants
Patricia Clarke
AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them

Tue 10 Mar 2026

AI is inventing academic articles – and scholars are citing them
Giles Whittell
Elon Musk chooses the moon

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Elon Musk chooses the moon
Samra Turajlić
Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer
Róisín Lanigan
The rise and fall of Twitter

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The rise and fall of Twitter
Luke Kennard
How we learned to love the man in the black bag

Sun 1 Mar 2026

How we learned to love the man in the black bag
James Tapper
The maestros using new technologies to transform science

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The maestros using new technologies to transform science
Patricia Clarke
Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Tue 24 Feb 2026

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system
Marion Coutts
The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room
Alexi Mostrous
I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me

Thu 5 Feb 2026

I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me
James Tapper
Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Saul Klein
UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025

Thu 18 Dec 2025

UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025
Emily H Wilson
Man discovers fire... in Thetford

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Man discovers fire... in Thetford
Kate Finnigan
Gifts for tech enthusiasts

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Gifts for tech enthusiasts
Vanessa Drevenakova
Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove
James Tapper
The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again

Fri 28 Nov 2025

The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again
John Naughton
Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win
Matthew Cobb
Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA
Laura Spinney
Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages
Patricia Clarke
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings
Elle Hunt
Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?
Zachary Karabell
In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up

Sun 21 Sept 2025

In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up
Rowan Moore
Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle
James Tapper
New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies

Sat 20 Sept 2025

New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies
James Tapper
Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed
James Tapper
Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission
Patricia Clarke
The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever

Sun 7 Sept 2025

The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
Simon Barnes
Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew
John Naughton
AI is like a lunch – there’s no such thing as a free one

Fri 29 Aug 2025

AI is like a lunch – there’s no such thing as a free one
Kathryn Bromwich
Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’
Patricia Clarke
A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits

Sun 3 Aug 2025

A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits
Helen Thomson
The treaty that could end the plastic deluge

Thu 31 Jul 2025

The treaty that could end the plastic deluge
Adele Zeynep Walton
Social media blocking apps are addicting to us too

Wed 23 Jul 2025

Social media blocking apps are addicting to us too
Catherine Neilan
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance
David Robson
Why the way we communicate matters

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why the way we communicate matters
Eva Wiseman
The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

Fri 4 Jul 2025

The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story
Jonathan O’Callaghan
The telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever

Sun 29 Jun 2025

The telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever
John Naughton
Does AI make us dull? Students have answered that question

Fri 27 Jun 2025

Does AI make us dull? Students have answered that question
Patricia Clarke
AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked

Sat 14 Jun 2025

AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked
Simon Parkin
Nintendo Switch 2 review: Spot the difference

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 review: Spot the difference
Mélanie Gouby
AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants

Fri 13 Jun 2025

AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants
Miriam Frankel
Evidence suggests the universe’s expansion may be slowing

Fri 6 Jun 2025

Evidence suggests the universe’s expansion may be slowing
Fred Harter
Nuclear power has a renewed and geopolitical appeal

Mon 2 Jun 2025

Nuclear power has a renewed and geopolitical appeal
Mark Honigsbaum
Read it and weep: why regular crying is cathartic

Sat 24 May 2025

Read it and weep: why regular crying is cathartic
Patricia Clarke
Saudi Arabia launches bold AI future but past hints at problems

Sat 17 May 2025

Saudi Arabia launches bold AI future but past hints at problems
Patricia Clarke
OpenAI is rowing back on plans to become a ‘for profit’ company

Sat 10 May 2025

OpenAI is rowing back on plans to become a ‘for profit’ company
David Robson
Scientists are starting to understand the power of rage

Sat 10 May 2025

Scientists are starting to understand the power of rage
Caroline Williams
The sixth sense you didn’t know you had

Sun 4 May 2025

The sixth sense you didn’t know you had
Patricia Clarke
You and me, we gonna live forever … as avatars

Sat 3 May 2025

You and me, we gonna live forever … as avatars
James Kynge
China is winning the technology war with the US

Fri 2 May 2025

China is winning the technology war with the US
Patricia Clarke
Chatbots have learned how to lie

Wed 30 Apr 2025

Chatbots have learned how to lie
Patricia Clarke
Matt Clifford’s quiet grip on UK AI

Wed 30 Apr 2025

Matt Clifford’s quiet grip on UK AI
Natalie Whittle
We still don't know how the mouth works

Sat 26 Apr 2025

We still don't know how the mouth works
The danger of climate misinformation

Tue 8 Apr 2025

The danger of climate misinformation
Bex Sander
Hot Air: methodology

Tue 8 Apr 2025

Hot Air: methodology
Alexi Mostrous
The Global Artificial Intelligence Index 2024

Thu 19 Sept 2024

The Global Artificial Intelligence Index 2024

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