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Why we choke under pressure, according to a cognitive scientist : NPR

Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Sports psychology for everyday life Choking, whiffing it, the yips. For every…

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Google chief scientist Jeff Dean: AI needs ‘algorithmic breakthroughs,’ and AI not to blame for most of datacenter emissions increase

Google sent a jolt of unease into the climate change debate this month when it disclosed that emissions from its…

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New Scientist recommends a stage adaptation of Spirited Away in London

The Hayao Miyazaki film Spirited Away doesn’t have huge amounts to do with science, nor does a stage adaptation of…

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Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win New Scientist Editors Award

Looking at this braided orange river bordered by lush green, you could mistake the scene for just another snapshot of…

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New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain

Augusta Innes Withers/RHS Lindley Collections I have recently had a double helping of botanical culture, starting with a terrific exhibition…

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The 21 best science fiction books of all time – according to New Scientist writers

By its very nature, science fiction encompasses a vast and sprawling world of stories, from the galaxy-spanning novels of Iain…

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Sophie Attwood: The behavioural scientist helping us choose more sustainable foods

What we eat has a huge impact not just on our health, but also on that of the planet. This…

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Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word ‘vitamin’

Casimir Funk in his laboratory in 1954 Associated Press/Alamy Casimir Funk, the Polish biochemist who coined the term “vitamins” for…

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Diverse ancient volcanoes on Mars discovered by planetary scientist may hold clues to pre-plate tectonic activity on Earth

Volcanoes are a common feature on the surfaces of solid planets within the solar system, resulting from magmatic activity occurring…

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