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Money & Business
It's 1892, and the future's bright for gas lighting
The new electric lighting will never be more than a luxury product, stockholders in the Gas Light & Coke Company are reassured at the company's 1892 meeting.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Will burnt food give you cancer?
Reports warn that burnt food - from overdone toast to too-crispy roast potatoes - can give you cancer. Simon Cotton explains what we really know.
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Digital & Computing
Can we overcome cyber-fatigue to secure ourselves online?
Richard Forno says focusing on short-term fixes might make us too exhausted to shape a long term solution to the challenges of cybersecurity.
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Society, Politics & Law
Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Research suggests that - far from taking the anxiety out of dating - apps like Tinder introduce a new set of worries.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do planes survive lightning strikes?
As planes carry us through the sky, they can - and do - come under attack from lightning strikes. Good design keeps us safe, though, in the City In The Sky.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do planes take off?
They're massive, and heavy. And yet they fly in the air. City In The Sky gets to grips with the physics of flight.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Why do planes get dumped in the desert?
Our series City In The Sky travelled to Arizona to see a plane come to its final destination.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How was the Moon made, and when did it happen?
Dave Rothery shares some new thinking about our nearest neighbour.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
If you've got a story about science, you'll want to get it read. The first step is getting an editor to want to publish it... but how do you persuade the gatekeepers to open up?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Who's to blame for the rapid spread of fake news in social media site Facebook?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Methods in Motion: A view from a train
What has physics ever done for psychology? Paul Stenner, Professor of Social Psychology, investigates the history of movement in Physics, and considers what it means for Social Science.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What do safe drinking guidelines mean?
The professor charged with Public Understanding of Risk tries to make sense of the latest rules for safe alcohol consumption.