Arts

What happens when you barter a jail break for the wrong person?

The best-selling writer of “The Martian” has a new book out, and it’s set closer to home.

How AI might take over the world.

Tibetan Buddhists have a concept called the “tulpa,” thought-created beings who develop an existence independent of their creators.

Reflections on Sam Shepard’s time at the Santa Fe Institute.

An exclusive glimpse into Jeff VanderMeer’s new apocalyptic novel, “Borne.”