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What Lex from Jurassic Park and an Edwardian magician have in common

Jun 7, 2024

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7 min read

What Lex from Jurassic Park and an Edwardian magician have in common

Plus the listings: invertebrate minds, snow leopards, and womb transplants

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
Early speech recognition sure came with a lot of probes

May 24, 2024

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6 min read

Early speech recognition sure came with a lot of probes

Plus the listings: icy moons, gut feelings, and the oldest light in the Universe

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
Saturn's rings are disappearing

May 17, 2024

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7 min read

Saturn's rings are disappearing

Plus the listings: the Northern Lights, animal memory, and the threat of ALAN

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
The woman who infected her 3-year-old daughter with smallpox... for science

May 11, 2024

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7 min read

The woman who infected her 3-year-old daughter with smallpox... for science

Plus the listings: beavers in Dorset, proving 1=0, and peering under Antarctic ice

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
Man builds merry-go-round, invents radio astronomy

Apr 26, 2024

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8 min read

Man builds merry-go-round, invents radio astronomy

Plus the listings: nuclear fusion, red squirrels, and alien megastructures (maybe)

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
The dodgiest ever bicycle ride

Apr 12, 2024

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7 min read

The dodgiest ever bicycle ride

Plus the listings: otters in Singapore, Soviet-era computers, and deceptive data

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
The role of Daft Punk in experiencing a total eclipse

Apr 5, 2024

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7 min read

The role of Daft Punk in experiencing a total eclipse

Plus the listings: adapting to climate change, AI-made molecules and more moonsighting

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
This email contains twisty eggs

Mar 29, 2024

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7 min read

This email contains twisty eggs

Plus the listings: space dust, space junk and the evolution of language

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
Pointy or blunt: Which end of the egg comes out the chicken first?

Mar 22, 2024

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8 min read

Pointy or blunt: Which end of the egg comes out the chicken first?

Plus the listings: space oddities, mysteries of consciousness, and umbrella-sized flowers

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
The New York Times' 49-year-old error

Mar 8, 2024

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5 min read

The New York Times' 49-year-old error

Plus the listings: mini brains, lambs being born and... ABBA?

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
Did you get a haircut or something?

Mar 1, 2024

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7 min read

Did you get a haircut or something?

Plus the listings: multiverses, the salty cocktail for life, and an interplanetary battle

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
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