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Make it Digital!

Broadcasting from the centre of Cambridge, the Naked Scientists delve into our digital age. What are the wonders and worries we face with current technology? Find out who is using your online data, and the dangers of connecting to public Wi-Fi.

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"The Code Of Honor—A Duel In The Bois De Boulogne, Near Paris", wood engraving by Godefroy Durand

To the death

Dr John Leigh has written the first book exclusively devoted to the duel in literature. In Touché, he offers a compelling picture of the ways in which novelists, playwrights and poets have used duelling as a trope to reveal the extent of manly valour, trickery and sheer foolishness.

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Titan Arum webcam

The Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum aka corpse flower, is preparing to flower at the Botanic Garden. It heats up on the first night of full flowering to produce a stench of rotting flesh. Watch live here or smell it in the (fake) flesh.

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Staff-prisoner relationships are key to managing suicide risk in prison, say researchers

In the wake of a recent increase in prisoner suicide, new research commissioned by the Harris Review on the views and experiences of prison staff suggests that identifying and managing vulnerable prisoners requires the building of staff-prisoner relationships, ‘knowing the prisoners and understanding what makes them tick’. However, prison staff say that this has been adversely affected by the need to deliver budgetary savings.

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Haeckel’s embryos: the images that would not go away

A new book tells, for the first time in full, the extraordinary story of drawings of embryos initially published in 1868. The artist was accused of fraud – but, copied and recopied, his images gained iconic status as evidence of evolution.

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