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Test yourself against these superpuzzles from Japan

How much brain power have you got left after floating on a sea of indulgence this holiday? Find out with some ninja puzzles from Alex Bellos

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Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

Physics

Space-time and gravity might be born from the quantum world

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ABC Conjecture

Physics

Mathematician set to publish ABC proof almost no one understands

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Effortless thinking: Why life is more than a zero-sum game

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Bumblebees solve the travelling salesman problem on the fly

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Bumblebees solve the travelling salesman problem on the fly

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the 1959 Sokolniki Park exhibition, where Khrushchev debated kitchens with Nixon, and citizens admired the latest TV sets

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The Soviet genius who tried to beat capitalism at its own game

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Wrong division: How maths can save democracy from gerrymandering

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Humans

The Seduction of Curves revives old ideas about maths and beauty

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Man sits at betting machines

Physics

How to beat the bookies by turning their odds against them

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Technology

Illuminating India: The genius of making a little go a long way

A new exhibition at London’s Science Museum leaves visitors thinking that technology may be making the world a better place after all

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Humans

Most science papers turn out to be wrong. It’s time to fix that

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Riddle of the primes: why do they come in pairs?

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The brain's 7D sandcastles could be the key to consciousness

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Technology

Beating the odds: the mathematics of gambling

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