Science + Letters
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Letter: Barbara Altounyan recalls her father’s self-experimentation and inventionHow my father, Roger Altounyan, helped asthma sufferers
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Letters: Was the Cambridge Boat Race crew decked out in the new colour olo? John Cater thinks so. Plus letters from Anne Cowper, Ian Simmons and Martin S TaylorA case of the olo blues
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Letters: The scientist reflects on a speculative idea about human perception in a 2004 book he co-wrote and, two decades on, an experiment that has produced a colour no one has seen beforeRichard Dawkins’ prophetic vision of ‘new colour’
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In terms of Earth, we are a dangerous speciesRobin McKie gave prescient warnings about climate change
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Letter: The size and abundance of chicken bones in strata don’t herald a precisely defined ‘start’ of the Anthropocene, says Matthew EdgeworthChicken bones and distorting timelines
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Peter Forbes writes: Tim Radford remained someone completely without pretension.Letter: Tim Radford obituary
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Letters: At least some sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) may relate to non-human intelligence, says Prof Michael Bohlander. Plus, letters from Andrew Robinson and Aideen CartyUFOs have earned a new name – and should be objects of serious study
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Letters: Dr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory frameworkAI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster
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The ethics of cloning – and owning – dogs