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Interesting, isn’t it, that the most contemporary exhibition in London concerns a book published 150 years ago? The book is Alice Through the Looking Glass, sequel to Alice in Wonderland, and the V&A exhibition is Alice, Curiouser and Curiouser, about the author, the subject, the books, illustrations and the explosion of ideas, fashion, art and science that Alice engendered. “Curiouser and Curiouser (she was so much surprised she forgot how to...

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The UK has confirmed another 2,357 lab-confirmed coronavirus cases and four deaths – all four in Wales Both figures mark increases on last Mondays daily Covid numbers, although that was a bank holiday  Health chiefs say infections, hospital admissions and deaths have fallen consistently over the past months The move means coronavirus is now only in general circulation and transmission is no longer high or rising

Britain yesterday passed another vaccine milestone with more than two-thirds of adults now given a Covid-19 jab. According to the latest figures, 35,188,981 people – the equivalent of 66.8 per cent of the adult population – have had their first dose of vaccine. Of those, 17,214,436, comprising 32.7 per cent of adults, have had their second shot. Health Secretary Matt Hancock tweeted: ‘The vaccine is saving lives so when it’s your turn, come forward & get the jab.’ More than 35 million...

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Spock is famous for logic. Ask anyone, even people who arent necessarily  Star Trek fans, and theyll tell you that the half-human, half-Vulcan science officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise is the guy whos always looking for the most logical, rational way to tackle any problem, whether were talking about discovering new life and new civilizations or just trying to figure out what to have for lunch. But does that approach always serve Spock well? One expert says no, and she has the data to prove it....

In the franchise, Spock makes confident predictions based on his superior Vulcan mind. Galef was curious to see exactly how often these predictions pan out. “I went through all of the Star Trek episodes and movies—all of the transcripts that I could find—and searched for any instance in which Spock is using the words ‘odds,’ ‘probability,’ ‘chance,’ ‘definitely,’ ‘probably,’ etc.,” she says. “I catalogued all instances in which Spock made a prediction and that pred...