New Scientist - USA (2019-12-21)

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Features


Don’t phub around
Why looking at your
phone is a small talk-
killing snub p44

Octoplurals
-puses, -podes or -pi?
We arm you with the
facts p52

Doctor frankincense
The researchers
saving the iconic
Christmas resin p57

How to milk
a Bantha
Recipes for sci-fi’s
top cocktails p77

Penny dreadful
There’s a big problem
with our small
change p82

Dive into our 36-page festive special to find out about


Rudolph’s real superpowers, meet our galaxy’s worst-behaved


stars, dig up the truffle scuffles that make Game of Thrones


look tame, enjoy tonic water’s scintillating history and more...


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