Why are some foods delicious to some people and disgusting to others?
3 July 2019
A curious reader asks why humans have such different tastes in what we eat. Our sense organs, but also culture and conditioning, play a part
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Feedback: The Norwegian island that's calling time on time
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Battling time’s tyranny in the Arctic, the slug that stopped a railway and buses that clean up after themselves: our weekly round-up from the world of weird
Puzzle #10: Betty's change
3 July 2019
Halve the number of coins you receive in this cash conundrum. Plus, the answer to puzzle #09, The cake and the candles
Quick Crossword #35
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The science-themed quick crossword, set by Richard Smyth. Plus, answers to quick crossword #34
Electronics projects for beginners: Make a robot biscuit butler
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Take a BBC micro:bit, add a motor, a chassis and some infrared sensors and then put your feet up with a nice cup of tea: your biscuits will be on their way shortly
Why cat people and dog people's personalities match those of their pet
3 July 2019
People's personalities often have more in common with their dog or cat than their friends, and now we know why owners and their animals are such a purr-fect match
Ancient Earth reveals terrifying consequences of future global warming
3 July 2019
Lessons from the deep past reveal that human-induced warming could create more extreme conditions than Earth has ever experienced
The best sci-fi books put humanity at the heart of their writing
3 July 2019
Science fiction books like ZED and This Is How You Lose the Time War use exhilarating writing to create worlds that seem eerily similar to ours, says Helen Marshall in her monthly sci-fi column
Don't miss: Armstrong, the science of music and codebreaking
3 July 2019
This week, check out the latest film on the moon landings, try some physics karaoke and visit the Science Museum’s display on codebreaking down the ages
A classical concert at the Barbican shows how AI interprets a recital
3 July 2019
Sight Machine, an AI project at the Barbican, shows how the algorithms used in techniques like facial detection capture the performance of a string quartet
