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|title=Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?

|author=Mick O'Hare

|publisher=Profile

|date=October 2012

|website=http://www.last-word.com/

|summary=Another brilliant offering from New Scientist, bringing fascinating questions and answers to every interested person. Highly recommended as a stimulating treat, or as a Christmas present for anyone with half a brain.

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The annual New Scientist book is becoming a bit of a ritual for me, and I hope it is for you too. Each year, they collate the best questions and answers from their Last Word column, and each year I heartily recommend that you pick it up, or give it to someone as a Christmas present. This year is no exception, as we find out whether we'll ever speak dolphin, all the ins and outs of James Bond's vodka martini, and - most importantly - detailed information from a dishwasher expert about how to deal with tinned spinach.