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Tom Gauld documents Godot's ongoing failure to show up

Tom Gauld documents Godot's ongoing failure to show up

16 March 2022

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon


Twisteddoodles: the self-cancelling problem of 'anxiety power'

Twisteddoodles: the self-cancelling problem of 'anxiety power'

16 March 2022

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles


Radioactive gummy bears, renewable trams and moon geese

Radioactive gummy bears, renewable trams and moon geese

16 March 2022

An abridged collection of weird things Feedback learned at New Scientist Live, plus an odorous new unit for clean energy and astonishing invertebrate anuses


This week’s new questions

This week’s new questions

16 March 2022

Why is the lichen distributed in a strange way on this road sign? And would it be possible to fly a spaceship through the centre of a gas giant planet?


Why can’t I judge bathwater's temperature with my left hand? (cont)

Why can’t I judge bathwater's temperature with my left hand? (cont)

16 March 2022

The difference in sensitivity to temperature of different hands could be down to the same reason that hot steel feels hotter than hot charcoal at the same temperature


What is this shell-like structure (pictured) found in a disused mine?

What is this shell-like structure (pictured) found in a disused mine?

16 March 2022

The mussel-like object found on rusting metalwork in an abandoned slate mine could be one of two very different things, say our readers


Why does a candle make more smoke just after it has been put out?

Why does a candle make more smoke just after it has been put out?

16 March 2022

A candle doesn’t actually produce smoke after being extinguished, say our readers, and offer some try-at-home experiments to prove this  


Young woman with a striking appearance enjoys listening to music on her headphones.

Why does sticking my tongue out seem to help me concentrate?

16 March 2022

Sticking our tongues out might just be a mental by-product of carrying out a fiddly task with our hands, and one reader finds that it helps clear their head


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