Philippa Kaur

The covid-19 pandemic has many of us stuck at home. The result could completely reshape how we use the internet, writes Annalee Newitz More

All you need to make satisfying plant-based protein is flour and water. Seitan, or wheat gluten, takes a little effort to produce, but the results are worth is, says Sam Wong More

Tom Gauld’s science cartoons appear weekly in New Scientist. He explains how he gets his ideas as his latest collection, Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, hits the shelves More

Watch Apple TV’s See where vision becomes a heresy, discover non-human animals that also rely on culture and enjoy the International Space Station from your own home More

In Vivarium, a young couple in need of a starter home meet an estate agent who is very definitely not what he seems, and nor is the estate he shows them, finds Simon Ings More

They Are Already Here: UFO culture and why we see saucers by Sarah Scoles tries to find out what’s so appealing about hunting UFOs More

Boredom can be unpleasant, but we can learn from some of the world’s dullest people how to keep ourselves amused, says boredom researcher James Danckert More

Is our love affair with AI really about building a new kind of deity to meet human needs no amount of rationality can fill? Max Barry’s disturbing novel Providence lays out the case, says Sally Adee More