Jonathan Balcombe, a former animal behaviour researcher, discusses animal emotions and whether non-humans can be virtuous. His new book Second Nature – The Inner Lives Of Animals is out now.

The Large Hadron Collider is finally up to speed, reaching a record energy level last week. Tom Whyntie from Imperial College London, who works at Cern in Geneva, tells us why this is a significant moment in particle physics. Tom's about to start studying the data the LHC is churning out for his PhD.

Peter Hadfield is attempting to debunk science myths through YouTube. His channel, potholer54, has 28,000 subscribers and his films have been watched 2.5m times. He says honesty is the best policy.

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