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Sects, drugs and drunken duels: lighter moments from the history of science

10 May 2023

Kate Gardner reviews The Limits of Genius: the Surprising Stupidity of the World’s Greatest Minds by Katie Spalding

Clever and not so clever Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (Ada Lovelace) painted by Alfred Edward Chal

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