BBC Science Focus October

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“NEW ULTRASOUND
TECHNIQUE COULD
ENABLE BRAIN
TREATMENTS…
AND, ONE DAY,
DELAY AGEING”

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“TAKING CARE OF
YOUR TEETH
COULD PROTECT
YOU AGAINST
CANCER”

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“BLOCKING
NEGATIVE
THOUGHTS MAY
HELP MENTAL
HEALTH, SAYS
CONTENTIOUS
STUDY”

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LUIS VALERO AGUAYO,
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
MALAGÁ IN SPAIN
“YOU CAN’T ‘KEEP YOUR
MIND BLANK ’. SIMPLY
STATING TO A PERSON
‘DON’T IMAGINE THE
HOSPITAL’ … ALREADY
GIVES A STIMULUS TO
AUTOMATICALLY THINK
OF A HOSPITAL, EVEN IF
THEY DON’T WANT TO.”

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“SCIENTISTS
GROW SYNTHETIC
HUMAN EMBRYOS
FOR 14 DAYS
WITHOUT EGGS,
SPERM OR A
WOMB”

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“THERE ARE
RADIOACTIVE BOARS
LURKING IN GERMAN
FORESTS”

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“BLACK HOLES ARE TEARING
THROUGH SPACE-TIME MUCH
QUICKER THAN SCIENTISTS
THOUGHT”

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“GHOST PARTICLES OF
THE MILKY WAY”

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“THE PIROLA COVID
SUBVARIANT”

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“RESCUE BOTS”
SPOT

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ANYMALS

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TRAIL BLAZERS

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PROTEUS

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SNAKE ROBOT

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LIGHTNING BUG ROBOT

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THE ROOSTER

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“THE NEW SCIENCE
OF SPOTTING A
LIAR”

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“YET WE OFTEN FAIL
TO DETECT LIES.
WHY?”

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WE SHOULD EXAMINE NOT HOW PEOPLE
SPEAK, BUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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“IS IT TRUE THAT
WE ALL HAVE A
‘SLEEP ANIMAL’?”

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“WHY DO DOGS
LIKE STICKING
THEIR HEADS
OUT OF CAR
WINDOWS?”

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“COULD YOU USE A
YO-YO IN SPACE?”

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“WHY ARE SOME EMOTIONS CONTAGIOUS?”

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“WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN TO HUMAN
EVOLUTION IF WE
LIVED IN SPACE
PERMANENTLY?”

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“COULD YOUR
MEMORIES BE
INSTANTLY
ERASED?”

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“THE SCIENCE
OF MONSTERS”

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VAMPIRES

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THE YETI

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SEA SERPENTS

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MERMAIDS

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ELABORATE HOAXES
BIGFOOT
THE LOCH NESS
MONSTER

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THE FIJI MERMAID
THE CARDIFF GIANT
THE COTTINGLEY
FAIRIES

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