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No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

From who will host to the last piece of cake, ‘tis the season to bicker like wild animals. Have yourself a merrier little Christmas with some strategic thinking

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Holiday brain-off round 3: Build the Tower of Hanoi

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Holiday brain-off round 1: Challenge your original thinking

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Hangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough

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Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

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Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

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Holiday brain-off round 2: Test your reaction time

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Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

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Reindeer riddle: How do you tell caribou apart?

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Don’t believe the Skype: We never wanted to video call people

A bold 1960s scheme to criss-cross America with microwave communications pipes for video calling presaged the internet – if only it had worked

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Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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Fold your own universe with our cosmic origami decoration

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Quantum computers ditch all the lasers for easier engineering

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Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

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