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By New Scientist staff Renowned bongo-playing, Nobel-prize-winning theoretical physicist Richard Feynman would have been 100 this year. But what he…

By New Scientist staff We know it when we feel it, but what exactly is happiness? That’s the question neuroscientist Dean Burnett will be tackling…

By New Scientist staff “The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space programme,” the sci-fi author Larry Niven once said.…

Our love of dogs has a long historyJoanna Forbes/EyeEm/GettyBy New Scientist staff Man’s best friend is also our oldest friend – DNA suggests…

By New Scientist staff Zapping the brain with electricity or magnetism can reawaken old dreams, improve depression, and make you better at maths.…

Eric Persson completed a Master’s in Industrial Engineering and Management five years ago. When he graduated, he considered enrolling in Udacity’s…