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The Science Focus team: What's inside November's issue?
In this episode of the Science Focus Podcast we chat through the November 2020 issue of the magazine, which is on sale now.
Editor Dan Bennett explains why, this month, we’re focusing on food myths. Scientist and writer Professor Tim Spector penned our cover feature to reveal the fact and the fiction surrounding diet and nutrition, and some of his research may have results that surprise you.
Talking about the amazing variety of our ocean’s other-worldly sea slugs is managing editor Alice Lipscombe-Southwell. These small marine animals might sport cute faces and bright colours, but they’re armed with an array of deadly defences too.
Commissioning editor Jason Goodyer digs into our piece about algorithms, which asks, what went wrong with the A Level results algorithm? And online assistant Sara Rigby scrutinises the stats around plug-in hybrid cars to find out if they’re as eco-friendly as marketed.
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- Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber: Is there really no such thing as a fish?
- Matt Parker: What happens when maths goes horribly, horribly wrong?
- Helen Russell: What does it mean to be happy?
- Robin Ince: What's inside the mind of a comedian?
- Dara Ó Briain: Can you find the fun in science?
- Ryan North: How do you invent everything?
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