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A wee dram Join us on a whisky lover’s cruise around the Hebrides

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The science of whisky:

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Join us on a whisky lover’s dream

cruise around the islands of Islay

and Jura in Scotland. You will visit

traditional and state-of-the-art

distilleries, and enjoy exclusive

tours, talks and tastings. Learn

how whisky is made and explore

its complexity via a set of sensory

experiences delivered by Barry

Smith from the University of

London’s Centre for the Study of

the Senses. From 4 October for

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Nuclear waste and the

geological solution

The UK government has decided

that higher-activity nuclear waste

should be disposed of in a deep

underground facility. This debate

brought together leading thinkers

to explore the science involved

and examine the engineering,

economic and social challenges

at play. It also asked how similar

projects elsewhere are faring.

A recording is now available

to watch for free, on demand.

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The team discuss a breakthrough

in our attempts to create artificial

life, and find out more about the

gene-replacement therapies

transforming the lives of babies

with severe genetic conditions.

Plus, they talk about novel solar

sails and recent DNA sequencing

of remains from Pompeii.

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Launchpad

Reporter Leah Crane has been to

New Mexico to visit SpinLaunch,

a company that is trying to make

it cheaper and easier to launch

satellites. It wants to do this by

chucking satellites into space

using an enormous centrifuge.

Sign up to Launchpad to find out

why Leah is now convinced this

wild idea could actually work.

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Cockroach robot

A robot inspired by cockroaches

can traverse complicated terrain

that includes bumps, pillars and

clusters of flexible beams. The

Omni-Roach robot has a rounded

body, wings that can open and

close, curved legs and a tail that

can pitch and yaw. Its developers

hope it could be used for surveying

earthquake rubble or perhaps even

the surface of Mars in the future.

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Artificial life Cells made from scratch are one step closer

Podcast

Essential guide

Consciousness is the ghost in our

machine – our feeling of being and

our relationship with the world. But

what does it consist of and why do

we have it? Delve into the ultimate

mystery of being with the latest

New Scientist Essential Guide.

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“ If we make

synthetic

cells, they

can have

unique

properties

not found

in nature”

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