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Humans

Read an extract from The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks

This intriguing extract is taken from The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks, the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club. It sees a billionaire entrepreneur recruiting a scientist for his new project, which will have major implications for the human race

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Read an extract from The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks

Humans

Sebastian Faulks: ‘Homo sapiens is a very odd creature’

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Sebastian Faulks: ‘Homo sapiens is a very odd creature’

Environment

The rules protecting UK wildlife still allow horrifying practices

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The rules protecting UK wildlife still allow horrifying practices
AI is evolving for its own benefit, not ours

Technology

AI is evolving for its own benefit, not ours

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Developing the 'sharenting' habit prenatally has consequences

Technology

Developing the 'sharenting' habit prenatally has consequences

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The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful

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The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful

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How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

Mathematics

How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

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Climate change isn't only hammering species that live in cold places

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Climate change isn't only hammering species that live in cold places

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Why knowing how climate change contributes to extreme weather is key

Environment

Why knowing how climate change contributes to extreme weather is key

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Weight-loss injections need to be for life, not just two years

Health

Weight-loss injections need to be for life, not just two years

Health services need to plan around a growing number of people taking lifelong weight-loss injections such as Wegovy - and the sooner they face up to that, the better, says Clare Wilson

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How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias

Mind

How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias

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Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?

Space

Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?

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We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

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We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

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Conspiracy theories are the new pandemic infecting public life

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Conspiracy theories are the new pandemic infecting public life

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