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Kitchen Science: A salt on the senses

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageSalt seems common enough, but it has some astounding properties.Shutterstock

When we say “salt”, we usually mean the stuff we sprinkle on our chips, which is sodium chloride (NaCl). But, technically speaking, this is just one example of a salt.

In chemistry, a salt is an ionic compound that comes from the neutralisation reaction of an...

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What's Mother's Day if you've been born in a machine and raised by robots?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageCould a robot raise a child without the need for a mother?Shutterstock/Linda Bucklin

As far-fetched as it may seem today, there are a couple of compelling reasons why some humans may one day be born without either a mother or father as we now know them, and with no other humans around to bring them up.

The first is the uninhabitable Earth scenario:...

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