Browsing: Life

Ever since I discovered the mating dynamics of the deep-sea anglerfish, where the male fuses with the female, and how closely this mirrors some disturbing human…

“Fix up. It’s not me who needs their GCSEs – it’s you!” These words were barked at my year 10 science class by our science teacher…

Thakshayini, 40, BirminghamOccupation OncologistVoting record Historically, “whatever wasn’t Conservative”. Her new rule is “not Reform or the Conservatives”Amuse bouche She is bilingual in English and Tamil,…

It might sound sad – and possibly kinky – to say that one of my most satisfying and enduring relationships is with a piece of kitchen…

Picture an apple, any apple.As long as you don’t have aphantasia—the inability to visualize things in your mind’s eye—this suggestion triggers brain activity that’s surprisingly similar…

It’s been a big year for Sakura, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae of Le Sserafim. On the heels of their latest EP, Hot,…

Oscar Isaac might be playing the eponymous doctor in Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein remake, but while arriving at the Venice Film Festival 2025, the actor…

September 2, 20252 min readIs Consciousness the Hallmark of Life?As AI grows more fluent in mimicking human empathy, language and memory, we’re left asking: If a…

Years ago I was visiting Naples with my daughter. On our first day there, she was itching to go for a walk down to the port,…

Ads for rental apartments are posted on the window of a real estate agent’s office in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the summer of 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images…