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The gyroscope, an engineer and the CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Eric Laithwaite was a British electrical engineer and presenter of the 1974 CHRISTMAS LECTURES who sparked a controversial

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Behind-the-scenes with Asap SCIENCE

From hangover cures to mind-blowing facts, find out how Asap SCIENCE is attempting to popularise online science.

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Top five: Chain reaction machines

The best examples of Rube-Goldberg machines from across the web.

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