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How Anthony Leggett pushed the boundaries of quantum physics

After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with this giant of quantum physics, and explores the legacy of his enduring recipe for testing the edges of the quantum world

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Health

Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

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Health

A negative attitude towards ageing is making you age faster

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Robot using multi colored abacus under light beam. No people are seen in frame. Shot indoor with a full frame mirrorless camera.

Technology

The success of machine mathematicians shows us how to be OK with AI

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Technology

Social media is a defective product

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Space

What does it mean if the universe has extra dimensions?

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Technology

The 3 things you need to know about passwords, from a security expert

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Mind

Why are we so suspicious of do-gooders?

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Life

I was accused of killing over 100 million rabbits across Australia

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Health

How a midlife tune-up could help prepare you for a healthy old age

Most of us don’t worry about our health in old age until we get there, but research is increasingly showing that how you live in your mid-50s can have a real impact in your 90s

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Space

What is a galaxy? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer

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Humans

We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

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Mathematics

The secret to guessing more accurately with maths

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Space

Why Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first in space – and who beat him to it

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