We discuss the advantages of literary brevity, contemplate the use of vindaloo curry as a weapon and find out what happens when celebrity footballers accidentally stumble into book launches. Plus new lab lit fiction from novelist Ian McEwan, and scientists Rajendra Pachauri and EO Wilson. Join Jenny and Richard in London for these stories and more from the world of science in art, literature and popular culture!

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