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Don’t miss: Star-studded art, weird tides and smart cities

See works by artist Katie Paterson, who gets inspiration from science, hear physicist Michael Berry talk about tidal bores and find out how data can help design cities

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Theoretical physicist Michael Berry will explore the strange history and arcane science of tidal bores when he delivers this year’s . Doors open at 5.45pm.

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Inspired by the work of urbanist Jane Jacobs, , used responsibly, is the key to better city design. Closes 26 January.

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Star-gazing, maths-minded Scottish conceptual artist Katie Paterson picks watercolours by J. M. W. Turner to punctuate (pictured above), her biggest show yet, at Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK, from 26 January.

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Insights into deep human questions are revealed in two new books from Bloomsbury: Laura Mucha’s , and by Sue Armstrong.

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CERN physicist Daniel Whiteson and cartoonist Jorge Cham explore big questions in their podcast . Essential fare should you want to know, for instance, what will happen when the Milky Way collides with Andromeda.

Topics: Books and art / cities / Galaxies