The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Sebastian, Four Mothers, Restless, and The Most Precious of Cargoes
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Biohackers: A chilling series exploring the downside to genome experimentation
Dennis Broe recommends a drama on the pursuit of profit at the expense of human life
Biohackers
JOHN GREEN explores the argument that psychiatry needs to move away from the idea of just seeing and treating the individual
SYLVIA HIKINS applauds a polemic against “cleanfluencers” and considers radical alternatives to current inequalities of housework
RUTH AYLETT admires the blunt honesty with which a woman’s experience is recorded, but detects the unexamined privilege that underlies it
IAN SINCLAIR draws attention to the powerful role that literature plays in foreseeing the way humanity will deal with climate crisis
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DENNIS BROE notes what happens to content when the streaming giants incorporate AI and deregulation into their economic models
THERE seems to be no questioning technological imperatives such as 5G. It will greatly increase download speeds, allowing increased leisure time and will further global connectivity.
Likewise, in genetics, the cracking of the DNA and RNA codes — which may enable current Covid-19 stimulators to allow the body to suppress the virus without a dangerous ingestion of the virus itself — may eventually lead to promoting a generalised immunity from many diseases.
What could possibly go wrong? Well, for a start, 5G may lead to increased corporate surveillance and monitoring of connected devices, widespread unemployment and as yet unknown safety issues.
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