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Society

Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

Imposing order on the world is seductive, but it flattens out the diversity and rich messiness of human life. Oddly, playing by the rules may help us fight back, argues C. Thi Nguyen in The Score

Culture

Jockeys compete in a race for purebred Arabian horses at the Liwa International Festival 2023, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf Emirate of Abu Dhabi, on December 23, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Life

A fascinating book reveals the ancient story of horses and humans

Culture

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Space

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends Avatar: Fire and Ash – especially the whale

Culture

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Space

Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

Culture

Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

Culture

B4M34P John Peters and Adrian Nichol RAF air crew who were shot down and held prisoners in Iraq during the Gulf War

Mind

A new book provides a toolkit to tackle anxiety. Can it really help?

Culture

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Technology

We're getting intimate with chatbots. A new book asks what this means

Culture

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Health

As Ozempic goes global, a powerful book reframes how we see obesity

Culture

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Health

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ recommends Why We Drink Too Much for Dry January

Culture

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Comment

The best new science documentaries of 2026

From Green Planet II to Tim Spector's What Not to Eat, there's plenty to look forward to from this year's science shows, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley

Culture

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The science-fiction films to look forward to in 2026

Culture

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The best new science-fiction shows of 2026

Culture

Comment

Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

Culture

The best new popular science books of 2026

Culture

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