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Scientists wonder if space tourists will want to have sex in orbit

Scientists wonder if space tourists will want to have sex in orbit

10 May 2023

Feedback digs into a new paper about "uncontrolled human conception" beyond Earth and sniffs around new research into the aroma of brewed coffee


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Does "the earthquake chewed my data" trump "the dog ate my homework"?

3 May 2023

Feedback ponders a novel excuse for missing data and brings readers the very latest on bonobos' preference for grapes over parsnips


Study finds it is 'barely possible to identify a beautiful scrotum'

Study finds it is 'barely possible to identify a beautiful scrotum'

26 April 2023

Feedback nervously leafs through a new study comparing "men’s and women’s aesthetic assessments" of the scrotum and its "perceived attractiveness"


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Enumerating the trivial superpowers our readers possess

19 April 2023

After putting out a call, Feedback reveals the latest crop of trivial superpowers claimed by readers – abilities that seem mundane to those who have them, but extraordinary to those less blessed


Helluva twist: Did Dickens create the first android in literature?

Helluva twist: Did Dickens create the first android in literature?

12 April 2023

Feedback explores electrifying new research linking the antagonist of Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield "to the electrically-sparked monster" in Frankenstein


The hunt for the missing heart of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great

The hunt for the missing heart of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great

5 April 2023

Feedback is alarmed to discover that Emperor Otto's heart may not have been interred with his body, but is delighted to unveil the list of trivial superpowers readers have sent in


What do you call gunk with mathematical qualities? Hypergunk

What do you call gunk with mathematical qualities? Hypergunk

29 March 2023

Feedback explores hypergunk, one of the concepts behind irreducibly collective existence and bottomless nihilism, and gets involved in the war going on in the nasal cavity


The omen of the necrobotic spider

The omen of the necrobotic spider

22 March 2023

Feedback learns more about the "deepening of necrocapitalism", sniffs around how a changing climate affects nose shape and puts out a call for trivial superpowers


What happened to the male mice that drank lots of cola? Big things

What happened to the male mice that drank lots of cola? Big things

15 March 2023

Feedback looks into a swell tale about mice testes and fizzy beverages, is puzzled by a diagram of a bicycle and brings you all the latest nominative determinism news


Is it a fossil? Is it a beehive? Scientists can't make up their minds

Is it a fossil? Is it a beehive? Scientists can't make up their minds

8 March 2023

Feedback investigates opposing views about what, exactly, is residing on a rock near Bhopal in India, while also exploring what happens when you listen to unpleasant music


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