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The smart meter swindle

October 12, 2018

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Sleeping with the Lights On - Review

October 11, 2018

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Why you have (probably) not already bought your last car

October 10, 2018

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Oberland - new fantasy thriller

October 02, 2018

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Brian Clegg: Brian read Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and gained an MA in Operational Research at Lancaster University. From Lancaster, he joined British Airways, originally working in OR and later forming a new department tasked with developing hi-tech solutions for the airline. Brian now concentrates on writing popular science books, with topics ranging from infinity to time machines. He also writes for magazines and newspapers from Nature and The Wall Street Journal to Playboy. He gives regular talks and has contributed to radio and TV programmes. Brian edits the www.popularscience.co.uk book review site and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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