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The Royal Institution's festive feasts for the mind

The Royal Institution's festive feasts for the mind

From Michael Faraday to David Attenborough, many eminent figures have given Christmas lectures at the UK's Royal Institution – see the hall of fame

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Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

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Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

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Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

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Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

Life

Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

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Getting to grips with why we slip

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Getting to grips with why we slip

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New Scientist 2009 trivia quiz

51¶¯Âþ 2009 trivia quiz

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High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails

Life

High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails

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Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season

Life

Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season

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Little suckers: Putting leeches on a tight leash

Life

Little suckers: Putting leeches on a tight leash

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Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation

Technology

Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation

Could 51¶¯Âþ's Richard Fisher make it big online with nothing but 16 golden retrievers and a little help from his friends?

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Life

Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion

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Let's face it, science is boring

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Physics

Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved

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Life

Free yourself from oppression by technology

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