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15:04 — Mickey Mouse planets and unwanted attention

It's about time Pluto was stripped of its planet status: the significantly smaller, non-spherical, bizarrely-orbiting hunk of rock at the edge of the Solar System has enjoyed its false apotheosis for far too long. I've visited the Arizona observatory where... [more]

22:32 — The ultimate challenge

Sometimes you just want some easy-to-make comfort food, like beans on toast. But do you want it enough to eat it using chopsticks? [Er. No, of course not. Luckily they do have knives and forks out here.]... [more]