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Don’t Miss: The art of colour and the science of persuasion

Last call for a fascinating exhibition on the use of theories of colour in design, plus artist Jonas Lund unleashes his angle on the conundrum of Brexit

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Last chance

, at the Cooper Hewitt museum, New York, runs until 13 January. More than 190 objects show how theories of colour are used in design to order and brighten our world (pictured above).

Listen

Physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince return for a new series of the science/comedy show on 7 January at 4.30pm GMT on BBC Radio 4. First up, they suggest that microbes, not humans, are Earth’s true masters.

Read

Quasicrystals are the subject of Paul Steinhardt’s book : The extraordinary quest for a new form of matter (Simon & Schuster). And if it all gets too much, read : How thinking is overrated by Niels Birbaumer and Jörg Zittlau (Scribe).

Visit

Swedish artist Jonas Lund reckons he can use new propaganda techniques to reverse Brexit – or that it might be fun to try. Support (or sabotage) between 10 and 13 January at The Photographers’ Gallery, London. It is part installation, part performance, part think-tank.

Play

by 13AM Games is out on 10 January, plunging players into alternate worlds and secret agendas. Can you save the multiverse?

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