THE CONVERSATION MIT researchers say using ChatGPT can rot your brain. The truth is a little more complicated 4 min 1 By Vitomir Kovanovic and Rebecca Marrone
THE CONVERSATION Sleep divorce: could sleeping separately from your partner lead to a better night’s rest? 3 min 0 By Alix Mellor
ESCAPE The Otter Trail — shedding life’s baggage in a world of beauty and wonder 7 min 0 By Ron Swilling
BOOK EXTRACT The Smallest Ones — fleeing rebels and the darkest corners of human experience in the DRC 6 min 0 By Popina Khumanda
THEATRE REVIEW No freak show — Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a musical with a gender-transcending hero 6 min 0 By Keith Bain
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING The Old Guard 2 — botched sequel is stripped of everything that made its predecessor memorable 4 min 2 By Noelle Adams
THE KASI COOK The accidental carnivore: How a soup party broke my vegetarian streak 3 min 0 By Ray Mahlaka
In Pictures Evangelist's walk from Cape Town to Israel, and more from around the world 8 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
THE CONVERSATION Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age 5 min 1 By Sara Watson
WHAT’S COOKING Chilli-hot sirloin steak with Asian mushrooms, courgettes and red peppers 4 min 0 By Tony Jackman
BOOK EXCERPT Discover Calvinia: A four-day journey through eccentric museums and breathtaking landscapes 5 min 0 By Chris Marais
THE CONVERSATION Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language 3 min 0 By Brittany Ferdinands