Culture Can the film industry be trusted with AI technology? After a director’s controversial use of AI to recreate the voice of the late chef Anthony Bourdain, the industry is walking into an ethical minefield. By Ed Lamb
Should climate change be taught across the UK curriculum? The generation now in school will bear the brunt of the confronting the climate crisis. Are they getting enough… By Ed Lamb
Oil companies are gambling the climate on a future that hasn’t yet been invented Vague promises to get to net zero are based on plans that don’t add up, and technologies that don’t… By Ed Lamb
The Olympics shouldn’t just be about medals The apparent failure of British Rowing at Tokyo 2020 reveals our twisted attitude to elite sport. By Ed Lamb
The best books about the Covid-19 pandemic From modern science to literary classics, the New Statesman rounds up ten of the best pandemic reads. By Ed Lamb