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Ig Nobel prizes 2022: The unlikely science that won this year's awards

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Ig Nobel prizes 2022: The unlikely science that won this year's awards

From how constipation affects the mating prospects of scorpions to an analysis of what makes legal documents unnecessarily difficult to understand, this year's Ig Nobel prizes, for “achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think”, are unveiled

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Twitter and the dangers of the US myth of free speech

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Prehistoric Planet

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Prehistoric Planet review: David Attenborough’s dinosaur magic

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Citizen Sleeper is a lo-fi cyberpunk RPG set aboard a decaying space station called Erlin’s Eye

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Citizen Sleeper review: A cyberpunk RPG with an emotional core

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The sonic wonders of our world are under threat. We need to listen

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The sonic wonders of our world are under threat. We need to listen

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There are things we will never know about dinosaurs – here's why

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There are things we will never know about dinosaurs – here's why

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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The fight against coronavirus needs to embrace evolutionary theory

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We need to set up an international body to fight fake news

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We need to set up an international body to fight fake news

The world has undoubtedly got a fake news problem – there is a compelling case for setting up an international body to combat it, writes Graham Lawton

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California's latest erosion of gig worker rights could be going global

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What is consciousness? Philosopher, Dan Dennett explains.

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Philip Pullman: 'A story will help us make sense of anything'

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Coronavirus: How maths is helping to answer crucial covid-19 questions

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