Frustration with Excel has caused geneticists to rename some genes
19 August 2020
Why spreadsheets have resulted in some genes getting new names, plus poisons mistakenly taken from Zelda in Feedback’s weird weekly round-up
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Stuart Ritchie interview: A deep rot is turning science into fiction
19 August 2020
The systems of science are perpetuating bias, hype, negligence and fraud – and this means far too many findings are worthless, says psychologist Stuart Ritchie
The World Engines series reveals the high cost of conquering space
19 August 2020
What do we risk by expanding recklessly into the multiverse? Stephen Baxter's World Engines series is gripping but frustrating, says Sally Adee
Don't Miss: Invisibilia's sumptuous tales of scientific wonder
19 August 2020
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
Tesla review: A weird and imaginative biopic of a scientific great
19 August 2020
A film about electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla makes interesting creative choices, such as imagining an alternative future. But it spends too much time focusing on Thomas Edison
We are in the midst of rewriting our understanding of Neanderthals
19 August 2020
Kindred by Rebecca Wragg Sykes explains how modern techniques are helping us to better understand Neanderthals, as well as where we fit in to the family tree
Fukushima surfers return nearly a decade after the nuclear disaster
19 August 2020
While keen surfers take to the waves around Fukushima, plans are under way to dump contaminated water from the damaged nuclear power plant into the sea
Earliest known beds are 227,000-year-old piles of grass and ash
13 August 2020
Grass bedding in South Africa’s Border cave dates back 227,000 years, and was put on top of ash to help keep biting insects away
