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What it's like to have Parkinson's for 15 minutes

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What it's like to have Parkinson's for 15 minutes

A theatre company in London is using simple technology to build a first-hand experience of disabling conditions like Parkinson's

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Polar bear dives into Arctic sea near explorers' grave

Polar bear dives into Arctic sea near explorers' grave

Regulars

New Scientist's climate monologue bristles with real power

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51��'s climate monologue bristles with real power

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Are we ready for quantum biology?

Life

Are we ready for quantum biology?

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Gift-wrapped: Exploring the history of selling pleasure

Gift-wrapped: Exploring the history of selling pleasure

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Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

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Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

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The lifelong cost of burying our traumatic experiences

Health

The lifelong cost of burying our traumatic experiences

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An embryonic understanding of our humble beginnings

Life

An embryonic understanding of our humble beginnings

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How human existence doesn't have to cost the Earth

Earth

How human existence doesn't have to cost the Earth

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Facing the Anthropocene: wonder in an age of collapse

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Facing the Anthropocene: wonder in an age of collapse

Irrational ideas on economic growth, no water, vanishing islands. Two new books and an exhibition ask how we can live in the Anthropocene without going crazy

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Space

Spoiler-free guide to the science of Interstellar

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Copyrights and wrongs in the battle for ownership

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Physics

A comedian stands up for sums

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Life

Goodbye, paper: What we miss when we read on screen

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