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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Pick Of The Paperbacks

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Money for old soap / Review of 'The Faith Healers' by James Randi

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Tribal demarcation / Review of 'Academic Tribes and Territories' by Tony Becher

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

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The white coat of courage

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Review: Pick of the paperbacks

Books & Arts

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Review: To encourage insomnia / Review of 'The Longman Literary Companion to Science' edited by Walter Gratzer

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Nailing the Muse to the wall: Review of 'Whys and Wherefores' by Martin Gardner

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

The domain of the diversifier / Review of 'Infinite in all Directions' by Freeman Dyson

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Pick of the paperbacks

Books & Arts

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Feynman on the bongos / Review of 'Safecracker Suite An audio tape' by Richard Feynman

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New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Pick of the paperbacks

Books & Arts

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Volcanic obsession / Review of 'Tarawera' by R F Keam

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