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magic exhibition

Mind

The psychology of magic and how it plays with our minds

We need to think our brain doesn't lie to get us through the day, but as a new London exhibition called Smoke and Mirrors shows, magic relies on the fact that it does

Culture

Athena Promachos sculpture

Technology

How games like Assassin's Creed give us a feel for history

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bees

Life

We still don't know how some animals find their way on huge migrations

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Gabbie Hanna

Technology

The psychological dark side of sharing your daily life on YouTube

Culture

gilded representation of brain

Mind

The great wonder and strangeness of the human brain

Culture

solar eclipse

Physics

Must we topple Einstein to let physics leap forward again?

Culture

Ian McEwan

Technology

Why Ian McEwan doesn’t see his latest novel as being science fiction

Culture

countryside

Environment

A planet of nearly 8 billion people needs a new kind of green thinking

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primate

Life

We’re being overwhelmed by a deluge of insignificant decisions

Culture

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Life

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

The veteran naturalist lays the blame for Earth’s increasingly fragile ecosystem on humans, yet the stunning visuals in Netflix’s Our Planet add little to the genre

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Life

Most animals can’t keep a beat despite what Darwin believed

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Mind

Speaking at least one other language may make us more humane

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Life

A chimp's hug shows it's time to accept that animals have feelings too

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Space

Antony Gormley’s virtual reality adventure lets you ski on the moon

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