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Mrs. Davis and Class of '09 review: AI anxieties abound in TV sci-fi

Hostility, scepticism and general disquiet towards artificial intelligence run through two new sci-fi shows, Mrs. Davis and Class of '09, but they have very different styles

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MRS. DAVIS -- "TBD" Episode 104 ??? Pictured: Betty Gilpin as Simone -- (Photo by: Sophie Kohler/PEACOCK)

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Don't Miss: Destination Cosmos delivers a magical tour of the universe

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Destination Cosmos Hero Render Culturespaces, with participation from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and in partnership with CNES, announced today that Hall des Lumi?res will offer a new, limited-time exhibit: Destination Cosmos: The Immersive Space Experience. Opening April 7 and running through June 4, 2023, the digital exhibition will launch guests on a gripping voyage across the universe. Destination Cosmos: The Immersive Space Experience transports the public to a maze of stars, planets, nebulae, and supernovae. Composed of 13 sequences and a prologue, the unique journey of discovery begins at Cape Canaveral and ends in the universe's outer reaches. After departing from Earth, visitors are invited to travel over Martian canyons alongside rovers (space exploration vehicles), dive into the heart of Jupiter, glide across the rings of Saturn, and explore beyond the frontiers of our solar system to experience the immensity of our universe. Thanks to stunning images from NASA that bring this exhibition to life, Destination Cosmos will allow visitors to embark on a unique voyage into space and time through visuals and a curated soundtrack. Destination Cosmos begins in darkness and fills the hall with a starry sky where constellations emerge to create The Ancient Human Dream of Space Exploration, setting the stage for the exhibition. Following a succession of ancient illustrations, the exhibition then proceeds into The Space Race: Destination Moon, featuring Yuri Gagarin?s first manned space flights, from the spacecraft production to the pop culture phenomenon, and the Apollo missions conducted by the Americans in the 1960s, allowing the visitors to experience Neil Armstrong?s first footstep on the surface of the Moon. It brings to life Armstrong?s famous reaction, ?one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.?

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Silo review: With apocalypses everywhere, can a new TV show deliver?

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Episode 2. Rebecca Ferguson in "Silo," premiering May 5, 2023 on Apple TV+.
FHKTG9 Catholic Cathedral Church, Jakarta, Indonesia. Image shot 2015. Exact date unknown.

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The Experience Machine review: How our brains predict the daily world

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Don't Miss: Centuries worth of artefacts from documenting animals

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Terra Nil review: City builder lets you leave the world a better place

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

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The Age of Cats review: How our furry friends evolved, and what’s next

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Cosmo Sheldrake

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Wild Wet World and Torus review: Transmuting obscure worlds into music

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Episode 3. Common in "Silo," premiering May 5, 2023 on Apple TV+.

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Don't Miss: Life deep underground in Apple TV+'s mysterious Silo

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Buying Time review: Podcast explores an attempt to 'cure' ageing

A suspense-filled new podcast series digs into biotech firm BioViva's claim that it successfully injected someone with experimental, anti-ageing gene therapies

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Old father and mature daughter harvesting in a vegetable garden

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My Everest review: A horseback journey to the world's highest mountain

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Pathogenesis review: How infectious diseases have moulded civilisation

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Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

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Don't Miss: Netflix dystopia Sweet Tooth returns, with Gus on the run

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