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New Scientist 2012 holiday quiz

¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ 2012 holiday quiz

Anatomical incongruities, why men are like fruit flies, a boson by any other name, and much more in our end-of-year quiz

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Are there really 50 Eskimo words for snow?

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Gastrophysics: A network theory recipe book

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Roll up, roll up…

Roll up, roll up…

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Three gods: The hardest logic puzzle ever

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Three gods: The hardest logic puzzle ever

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Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

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Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life

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Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

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Dangerous liaisons: Fatal animal attractions

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Photo puzzle: Can you make the connection?

Photo puzzle: Can you make the connection?

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Soft, strong and long: The story of toilet paper

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Soft, strong and long: The story of toilet paper

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Tricksy type: how fonts can mess with your mind

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Tricksy type: how fonts can mess with your mind

Fonts are not just about aesthetics – they affect the way we digest information and can even sway our opinions, as Sally Adee discovers

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Feast for the senses: Cook up a master dish

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Fleadom or death: Reviving the glorious flea circus

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Warning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar

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Neutron science: Cosmic secrets

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