Who’s afraid of organoid intelligence?
For fans of bioethical nightmares, it’s been a real stonker of a month. First, we had the suggestion that we use comatose…
2022 and the Revenge of the Real
Do you get that alarming feeling, right now, that everything is suddenly, rapidly, falling apart? At the same time, does…
The Wellcome Collection’s war on itself
If you, like me, have an unhealthy taste for depressing news, then you’ll have already heard about the Wellcome Collection’s…
The apocalypse complex
Just in case there’s an apocalypse, the super-rich are buying bunkers. Big bunkers. Bunkers with swimming pools, indoor gardens, cinemas,…
Cracking consciousness: how do our minds really work?
With scientists mapping our neurons in ever greater detail, and programmers creating ever more humanlike artificial intelligence, the gap between…
Will our future lives be like a video game?
A few years ago, the software company Owlchemy Labs released a computer game called Job Simulator. Its premise was simple.…
Are we ready for the metaverse?
Prepare for the ‘metaverse’
We need to talk about transhumanism
This weekend, hundreds of people from across the globe will gather in Madrid to discuss how to turn themselves into…
BBC sports coverage is becoming unwatchable
BBC sports coverage is becoming unwatchable
When did ambition become a dirty word in Bristol?
A city with a chip on its shoulder
