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Michael Brooks is a New Scientist physics consultant. He holds a PhD in quantum physics, and works as an author, journalist and broadcaster. He is a host of the Eureka! podcast and the author of numerous books, including The Maths That Made Us and the bestselling 13 Things That Don't Make Sense.
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