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How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

How quantum theory says we can never see a complete picture of reality

1 July 2020

Schrödinger's cat is only the start of quantum weirdness, says physicist Vlatko Vedral – it leads us to strange worlds where personalities split and time does not exist


Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

Taming nuclear fusion is hard, but there are new reasons for optimism

10 June 2020

Technological advances, greater investment and growing political interest in addressing climate change mean the dream of harnessing nuclear fusion for energy may finally become a reality


Can artificial intelligence solve our fiendish cryptic crossword?

Can artificial intelligence solve our fiendish cryptic crossword?

10 June 2020

Social distancing for the undead, plus enough reading material to fill a thousand Olympic swimming pools in Feedback's weekly weird round-up


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New Scientist puzzle #63: What day?

10 June 2020

Five friends can't remember which day of the week it is. Can you help them by deciphering their conflicting statements?


The biggest dinosaur ever may have been twice the size we thought

The biggest dinosaur ever may have been twice the size we thought

10 June 2020

A near-mythical titanosaur could have been twice as heavy as Patagotitan, the dinosaur previously thought to be the largest animal ever to walk the Earth


Upload review: An odd afterlife where your brain is kept in the cloud

Upload review: An odd afterlife where your brain is kept in the cloud

10 June 2020

Greg Daniels's new show Upload is fizzing with interesting ideas, but the characters may not be strong enough to keep you interested, writes Emily Wilson


Humankind review: A compelling case for believing people are good

Humankind review: A compelling case for believing people are good

10 June 2020

Rutger Bregman’s new book Humankind argues that people are innately good, and that if we assume this to be true, the whole world could benefit


Tom Gauld on the benefits of wearing a lab coat

Tom Gauld on the benefits of wearing a lab coat

10 June 2020

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles creates the Journal of Fairytale Research

Twisteddoodles creates the Journal of Fairytale Research

10 June 2020

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

How brain scanners can help us revolutionise psychiatric drugs

10 June 2020

Most psychiatric drugs were developed before brain scans existed. Now neuroscientist Mitul Mehta is using scans of people under the influence of drugs or hypnosis to help develop better treatments


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