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Humans

Take a punt: The thrilling science of risk and chance

In a world where luck, risk and probability control our everyday lives, three books help us cope better with tricky choices

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Abramovic

Humans

Past, present, future: How do we deal with time?

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G. H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons) and Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) walk together, deep in conversation

Humans

The Man Who Knew Infinity fails to break the mathematical mould

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Life

Savagely malled: Why 'smart' cities aren't so smart

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Humans

Surfing Uncertainty: Do our dynamic brains predict the world?

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eugenics

Humans

Eugenic America: How to exclude almost everyone

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Humans

Racism, photography and DNA: can we right past wrongs?

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Coltrane

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

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Fukishima fishing

Humans

How two dead power stations fuel the art of catastrophe

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Designs from Islamic art

Technology

Material that can grow when stretched is inspired by Islamic art

Geometric patterns based on ancient Islamic designs allow metamaterials to move in ways that could be useful for medical devices and satellite technology

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Technology

One Per Cent

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Humans

The Persuaders: How we let the PR industry control our minds

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Technology

How Astro Noise show interrogates the world of surveillance

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Health

Tumor is the most important book I've ever written

Opinion

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