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Kepler’s Prague: Astronomy and the music of the spheres: Czech Republic

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Kepler’s Prague: Astronomy and the music of the spheres: Czech Republic

zejiada December 17, 2020

6 days for £ 1,768 14 April and 14 September 2021 Discover the legacy of Kepler and...

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California’s latest erosion of gig worker rights could be going global

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California’s latest erosion of gig worker rights could be going global

zejiada December 17, 2020

PEOPLE in the US have been so busy freaking out about the recent presidential election that it...

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Military robots perform worse when humans won’t stop interrupting them

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Military robots perform worse when humans won’t stop interrupting them

zejiada December 17, 2020

By The US military is experimenting with several kinds of robot, including this Ghost Robotics Vision 60...

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CERN and Mont Blanc: Dark and Frozen Matter: Switzerland and France

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CERN and Mont Blanc: Dark and Frozen Matter: Switzerland and France

zejiada December 17, 2020

6 days for £2,498 11 May and 15 September 2021 One of the world’s most important centres...

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Our supposed earliest human relative may have walked on four legs

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Our supposed earliest human relative may have walked on four legs

zejiada December 17, 2020

By The shape of the femur from Sahelanthropus tchadensis is typical of apes like chimpsFranck Guy/Université de...

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Voice assistant recordings could reveal what someone nearby is typing

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Voice assistant recordings could reveal what someone nearby is typing

zejiada December 17, 2020

By Tap tap tapAlina Rosanova/Getty Images Voice assistants can detect typing on nearby devices, which could potentially...

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Japan: nature, culture, science: Tokyo to Kagoshima

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Japan: nature, culture, science: Tokyo to Kagoshima

zejiada December 17, 2020

12 days 17 October 2020 Discover Japan on a 12-day journey taking in Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto and...

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A quantum computer that measures light has achieved quantum supremacy

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A quantum computer that measures light has achieved quantum supremacy

zejiada December 17, 2020

By Lasers are used in a new type of quantum computing called boson samplingIM_VISUALS/Shutterstock A new type...

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Darwin’s Galapagos with Jo Ruxton: Ecuador

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Darwin’s Galapagos with Jo Ruxton: Ecuador

zejiada December 17, 2020

10 days for £7,495 23 May 2021 Join our special island yacht charter accompanied by marine conservationist Jo...

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Google’s AI can keep Loon balloons flying for over 300 days in a row

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Google’s AI can keep Loon balloons flying for over 300 days in a row

zejiada December 17, 2020

By A Loon balloon above NevadaLoon Huge stratospheric balloons that act as floating cell towers in remote...

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