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·12th July 2012

The Higgs Boson – fact or fiction?

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·15th July 2012

A sight better than a poke in the eye…

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·23rd July 2012

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·3rd August 2012

In Praise of the Videogame B-Side

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·6th August 2012

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·16th August 2012

A Very Short Introduction to Gamescom

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·16th August 2012

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·17th August 2012

An off-the-record guide to Science at Oxford

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·20th July 2012

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·27th July 2012

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Will Olympicene spur 2012 success for Team GB?

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·6th August 2012

Can the good guys get one step ahead?

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·15th August 2012

Gamescom: failures and vapourware

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·16th August 2012

The science behind Bolt’s effortless sprint

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