See things differently

Welcome to Flipside Extra, the web site for Flipside magazine; the science, engineering and technology magazine for teenagers.

Welcome to Flipside Extra, where you'll find all the extras we couldn't cram into the print magazine's fact-packed 80 pages. Why not subscribe to make sure you don't miss out?

This issue, as the world's most famous archaeologist returns to our screens, Flipside investigates how Indiana Jones matches up to real-life tomb raiders. Who were the character's original inspirations, and how do present-day archaeologists compare? Meanwhile we look for some of the most mysterious lost things in history, pay a visit to Doctor Who, interview the TV producer whose job is taking kids to the ends of the Earth, give you the lowdown on barcodes, and tell you how to begin hacking toys. We also find out how to become a video game world record holder, meet the men behind Iron Man, and find out why strange things are happening to teenage accents… This issue also features a bumper gadgets section, not to mention reviewing all the latest games, music and movies.

TV Extra – Alan Sugar interview

Flipside caught up with tough-talking tycoon Sir Alan Sugar, who gave us some valuable tips on becoming an entrepreneur, the lowdown on this year’s Apprentice and his hopes of making a teenage version of the show.

Disappearances that never were
In Flipside 31 Rachel Ragg probes some of the weirdest disappearances in history. But sometimes the stories of mysterious vanishings she came across turned out to be just that – stories. Here’s some of the most popular non-disappearances.
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Target Phobos
In Flipside 32 we take a close-up look at Mars’s largest moon. A space probe is going there next year – find out how it’s going to do it…
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Competition: Get minted!
This year's Making a Mint competition from Planet Science and the NESTA Future Innovators Team is a mintastic opportunity. All you need are green fingers and some creative ideas...
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