Election cyberattacks? It’s incompetence we need to worry about
12 February 2020
Concerns about adversaries hacking democracy abound, but it’s sheer incompetence we should really be worried about, writes Annalee Newitz
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Umami: How to maximise the savoury taste that makes food so satisfying
12 February 2020
Food tastes satisfying thanks to the amino acid glutamate, which stimulates the umami taste. Sam Wong explains how to boost it in your recipes
When a smile is not a smile – what our facial expressions really mean
12 February 2020
Smiling and other facial expressions aren't displays of feelings that transcend cultures but turn out to be full of hidden meaning
Color Out of Space: Another Nicolas Cage film that's so bad it's good
12 February 2020
Nicolas Cage grapples with a weird luminous alien presence in the movie Color Out of Space. It's a story that has roots in a late-19th-century obsession with new forms of radiation, says Simon Ings
Sci-fi podcast Down asks what's really in the deepest holes on Earth
12 February 2020
Down is a sci-fi podcast about a crewed mission into a mysterious Antarctic hole that has opened up as a result of climate change, what will the crew find?
Drugs may be able to fix our romantic lives when things go wrong
12 February 2020
Are we ready for real-life love potions? Book Love is the Drug explains how pills may affect everything from falling deeper in love to breaking up
Teen born without half her brain has above average reading skills
12 February 2020
An 18-year-old who was born without the left half of her brain scores well on IQ tests and plans to attend university, revealing our brain's incredible adaptability
Contact lens senses UV light to tell you when it's time for sunscreen
4 February 2020
Skin patches and contact lenses that change colour when exposed to UV light could provide us with a visual alert to apply sunscreen or seek some shade
