"The Old Drift" by Namwali Serpell is a genre-blending Zambian debut novel that works on a vast canvas, extending from colonial times to Afrofuturism bit.ly/2TXrG8A #books #fiction

He helped create AI. Now, he fears “killer robots”. Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio, a recipient of the AM Turing Award, prefers to see the world though the idealism of Star Trek rather than the apocalyptic vision of The Terminator bit.ly/2UgdY12 #technology

Ishara Art Foundation's inaugural exhibition in #Dubai presents works by leading contemporary artists Zarina Hashmi and Shilpa Gupta. The show explores themes of belonging, displacement and identity that have universal resonance bit.ly/2ULS1Lj

Nicole Kidman opens up about her good-cop-gone-bad role in Destroyer and working with Meryl Streep on Big Little Lies bit.ly/2Ubn3rB #Hollywood

A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum is a dauntless exploration of the pathology of silence, an attempt to unsnarl the dark knot of history, culture, fear and trauma that can render conservative Arab-American women so visibly invisible bit.ly/2Z4IKNH #books #fiction

After her teenage son’s suicide, Yiyun Li turned to fiction to give voice to her heartbreak. She talks about her new novel, Where Reasons End, and her obsession with the English language bit.ly/2ZdUhuq #books #fiction

Can DNA tests help prescribe antidepressants? Doctors use information about genes to evaluate potential risk for some diseases and to determine the best drug treatment for diseases but using pharmacogenetics to help treat depression remains controversial bit.ly/2ZjseJV

In 2015, Scottish author and playwright Ali Smith hatched a project to write four political novels in real time. As Spring appears, she explains why there’s more to them than Brexit bit.ly/2UphXbl #books #fiction

Owning a car will soon be as quaint as owning a horse. The shift away from private vehicles will happen faster than we think, insists Kara Swisher bit.ly/2ZmRM8S #technology

In "What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance," a poet remembers her impulsive trip into a civil war. A fateful encounter with an intriguing man changed the course of Carolyn Forché’s life bit.ly/2UFSFLb #books #nonfiction

Spain is grappling with a vanishing rural population. Out of 8,125 places officially classified as villages and towns in this nation of 46.5 million people, nearly 5,000 carry a very high to moderate risk of being completely depopulated by the end of 2030 bit.ly/2V7TLyG

To improve memory, tune it like an orchestra. A non-invasive technique shows promise in improving the working memory of older adults. But, the scientists note, “Do not try this at home!” bit.ly/2XljTUo #research

Want to stay fit without exercising? Researchers are discovering that dozens of non-exercise activities can be slipped into our daily routine and, together, replace a stint at the gym or a morning jog gn24.ae/807273165e5f000 #health #fitness #exercise

Fatherhood ruined #HorrorMovies for me, writes Aaron Pruner. "A few months ago, after watching an episode of The Walking Dead, which depicted a crying baby being used as bait, I experienced an infuriating mix of fear and rage" gn24.ae/8072966c3a5f000 #parenting

Isabella Hammad’s remarkably accomplished debut novel, The Parisian, is a hero’s journey through the end of the Ottoman empire to the rise of Palestinian nationalism. The novel makes for compelling reading. gn24.ae/807260a4ba5f000 #books #fiction

If it's created by #ArtificialIntelligence is it still art? Serious artists and commercial galleries are eagerly embracing artworks generated by machine learning algorithms. gn24.ae/8072b4e44e5f000

It’s time to reconsider old notions about #Bangladesh which has moved from ‘low-income’ to ‘middle-income’ but problems of poverty and refugees persist gn24.ae/8072d28a465f000

A conversation with leading Kazakh artist Almagul Menlibayeva who focuses on contemporary social and ecological issues in Central Asia and Kazakhstan from a feminine perspective gn24.ae/81e951b57cc9000 #Dubai Andakulova Gallery

"Curious Incident was like a gold-plated ball and chain," says Mark Haddon. Since his global bestseller, the author has struggled to write a ‘big novel’. He talks about his new novel, The Porpoise. gn24.ae/81e95a18b4c9000 #books #fiction

A single, moderate workout is likely to alter how our brains function and how well we recognise common names and similar information, according to a promising new study of exercise, memory and ageing gn24.ae/81e9644888c9000 #health #research #fitness