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The dark universe: can a scientist battling long Covid unlock the mysteries of the cosmos?

Since being laid low with the virus more than a year ago, Catherine Heymans can only operate in half-hour bursts. But her work could still change the way we understand the universe. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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  ‘The Eurocentric fallacy’: the myths that underpin European identity

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  From the archive: ‘Mama Boko Haram’: one woman’s extraordinary mission to …

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  ‘Voters are unhappier with the NHS than they’ve been for 30 years. As a GP…

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  Proust, ChatGPT and the case of the forgotten quote

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  From the archive: The invisible city: how a homeless man built a life unde…

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  The evolution of Steve Albini: ‘If the dumbest person is on your side, you…

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  ‘Move forward. Flap around a little!’ How learning to swim in my 50s set m…

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  From the archive: A scandal in Oxford: the curious case of the stolen gosp…

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  ‘Ruzzki not welcome’: the Russian exiles getting a hostile reception in Ge…

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  The aftermath: how the Beirut explosion has left scars on an already broke…

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  From the archive: Golden Dawn: the rise and fall of Greece’s neo-Nazis

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  ‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arr…

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  Weizenbaum’s nightmares: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned agai…

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  The Balkans’ alternative postal system: an ad-hoc courier’s tale

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  Best of 2023 … so far: How Deborah Levy can change your life

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  ‘All that we had is gone’: my lament for war-torn Khartoum