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Can coincidences be explained by science?

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If a long history of unconscious bias can teach us anything, it’s that faulty thinking can be fatal

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John Bardeen: the greatest physicist you (probably) never heard of © Getty Images

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John Bardeen The two-time Nobel Prize-winning physicist you (probably) never heard of

What’s are the chances of sharing my birthday with a friend? © Getty Images

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What are the chances of sharing my birthday with a friend?

The Antikythera Mechanism: the ancient computer that mapped the stars © Weekend Wayfairers

The Antikythera Mechanism An ancient Greek computer that mapped the stars

How can meat-flavoured crisps be vegetarian? © Getty Images

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How can meat-flavoured crisps be vegetarian?

Why do physicists talk about symmetry so much? © Getty Images

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Why do physicists talk about symmetry so much?

In the twenty-first century, fake doesn’t have to mean fraud © Getty Images

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In the twenty-first century, fake doesn’t have to mean fraud

The parallel worlds of quantum mechanics © Getty Images

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The parallel worlds of quantum mechanics

I’d like to learn a language, which is the easiest one to pick up? © Getty Images

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I’d like to learn a language, which is the easiest one to pick up?

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced © Elise Amendola/AP

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced

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How are batteries recycled?

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How did people make ice before freezers?

Is it true that you must wait an hour after eating before going for a swim? © Dan Bright

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Is it true that you must wait an hour after eating before going for a swim?