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Second paragraph, second sentence: 'Konrad Lorenz' should be Edward Lorenz.

Political tides

Politician Douglas Carswell has been arguing with scientists about what causes the tides. We've figured out who's right.
Stuff happens: From finance to fundamental physics

Current physical theories suggest that beautiful symmetries underly the fundamental particles and forces of nature. We describe those symmetries using an analogy from economics, and even rediscover the famous Higgs boson.
What's happening and who's listening?

Why are physicists unsure about what it means to say that something has happened? Anthony Aguirre and Sean Carroll explain.
Counting the trees of life

How many possible genetic relationships are there between a collection of different species? The answer is mind-bogglingly large.
Introducing Andrew Wiles

In these two short videos the legendary Andrew Wiles talks about what it was like to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, and what it feels like to do maths.
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