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New Scientist recommends Michael Smith's take on a fallout shelter

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

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Humans

Exploring humanity's ancient origins in fantastic new BBC documentary

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Environment

Bill McKibben makes a powerful pitch for solar in optimistic new book

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Organ-on-a-chip. This is a microfluidic device that simulates biological organs.

Physics

This book could convince you to become an engineer

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Mind

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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New Scientist recommends classic zombie film 28 Days Later

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Life

New Scientist recommends Kew Gardens' new Of the Oak exhibition

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France, Provence, woman touching lavender bloosoms in field in the summer

Mind

Biodiversity needs neurodiversity, says insightful new book

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David Cronenberg's new sci-fi film is devastating and mysterious

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Society

Fascinating and enraging book exposes the biases that shape our lives

Melissa Hogenboom's Breadwinners reveals the unseen gender-based power dynamics and cognitive biases that shape our everyday lives. It will make you angry – and rightly so

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Our verdict on Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts: A mixed bag

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Environment

What would it take to rebuild economics around the natural world?

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New Scientist recommends More Than Human at the Design Museum, London

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Five years later, has sci-fi cult hit Devs aged well?

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