James Vincent
James Vincent is Science and Technology Reporter for The Independent online, and his work appears in print too. In the past he has written freelance for Wired, the New Statesman and the Financial Times.
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Coffee and cigarettes actually a terrible, not very tasty, combination, say scientists
27 March 2014 04:43 PM
Smoking impairs the ability to taste bitter flavours more than any others
Turkey blocks YouTube as leaks of further government corruption are uploaded
27 March 2014 03:43 PM
YouTube has been blocked in Turkey after alleged leaks of high-level security talks regarding Syria were uploaded to the site.
Crows 'as clever as children' in causal reasoning
27 March 2014 01:32 PM
New Caledonian crows were tested with tasks based on Aesop's Fables
Twitter shakes up photos and introduces tagging as Instagram overtakes in monthly users
27 March 2014 12:45 PM
Micro-blogging service continues to move towards the mainstream but is in danger of alienating current users
WhatsAppitis: Doctors say it's real and your thumbs are in danger
27 March 2014 11:36 AM
New diagnosis joins a venerable tradition of wrist- and thumb- injuries caused by our hapless addiction to hand-held technology
Suspended animation: Patients could soon be treated while neither dead nor alive
27 March 2014 10:35 AM
The procedure replaces the patient's blood with a saline solution that lowers the body temperature and slows cellular activity
3D printed skull replacement implanted for the first time ever
27 March 2014 09:07 AM
The patient suffered from a rare bone condition that would have killed her if left unchecked
Eau de Death: The perfect perfume to keep you safe in a zombie apocalypse
26 March 2014 04:20 PM
We're not saying it's going to happen, we're just saying it's nice to be prepared
World's first 3D-printed kayak is a colourful addition to a 4,000-year-old tradition
26 March 2014 03:04 PM
The $500 kayak took 42 days to print and, yes, it definitely floats
Scientists discover a natural 'goo' in bones that stops them from shattering
26 March 2014 02:36 PM
‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but goo will stop them shattering'
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Upsee harness: Mother's invention to give disabled son chance to walk will help countless other families following worldwide launch
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Homeopathy product recalled over fears it may contain actual medicine
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Why women fake orgasms during sex (according to some scientists)
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Snickers' anti-misogyny advert actually kind of misogynistic
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Anton Oliver: Taking a career twist
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