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Love + Science, a new play by scientist and writer David J. Glass. Production image

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New Scientist recommends: Love + Science and The Price of Peace

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

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RB64AM Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Austrian neurologist, known as the founding father of psychoanalysis

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The Age of Guilt review: Can Freud shed light on the internet?

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T-bacteriophages on E.coli. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of T-bacteriophage viruses attacking a bacterial cell of Escherichia coli. Seven virus particles are seen (blue), each with a head and a tail. Four of these are

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The Good Virus review: Could viruses cure deadly infections?

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Solar Flare X1 from AR2994 in ?Motion? ? Miguel Claro Photograph of the Sun taken from a 27-minute timelapse of a solar, flare which took place on 30 April 2022. Taken with a Sky-Watcher Esprit ED120 telescope, Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter, Sky-Watcher EQ6 mount, Player One Apollo M-Max Solar camera, 840 mm, 900 frames at 9.1 ms per frame (recorded as video at 109 FPS) Location: Dark Sky Alqueva region, ?vora district, Portugal

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See the remarkable photos up for Astronomy Photographer of the Year

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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The best new science fiction books of July 2023

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UK, Essex, Harlow, elevated view of a woman working from home in her garden using a laptop computer

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The unexpected benefits of working outside

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Star Trek: Resurgence review: Great moments, shame about the gameplay

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Star Trek: Resurgence review: Great moments, shame about the gameplay

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New Scientist recommends Armchair Expert, a fun podcast with deep bite

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New Scientist recommends Armchair Expert, a fun podcast with deep bite

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Female porters, known as 'kayayei', carry bales of second-hand garments on their heads at the Kantamanto textile market in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. The rise of fast fashionand shoppers preference for quantity over qualityhas led to a glut of low-value clothing that inordinately burdens developing countries. Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Wasteland review: An uncomfortable look at the real cost of waste

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Is Maths Real? review: Getting comfortable not knowing the answers

Eugenia Cheng's latest book about mathematics asks deceptively simple questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath

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Justin Cronin on writing a book with a "holy hell" moment in it

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The Power of One review: The woman who blew the whistle on Facebook

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Mark Rylance play: Who was Dr Semmelweis and what did he discover?

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The easy way to make pasta at home

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