When Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on the campaign trail 50 years ago, the US lost a great liberal hope at a time of deep turmoil over Vietnam, civil rights and generational upheaval. But with all the questions about what might have been, it’s easy to forget just how much Kennedy had achieved before he died. Ross Baker takes a look at his remarkable life.

Perfectionists set high standards that must be reached at all costs. And when that comes with a perceived sense of disappointment from others it can tip a person into depression. Marianne Etherson and Martin Smith explain why students are particularly vulnerable. And, when it comes to the brain, a new suspect is emerging to help explain the cause of Alzheimer’s. Christian Holscher explains why insulin has caught the eye of researchers.

Language learning apps such as Duolingo and busuu are all the rage, but can you become fluent in a language just by using one? Fernando Rosell-Aguilar looked at how useful language learning apps actually are, and found a big part of the appeal is that you can make embarrassing mistakes without anyone else hearing them.

Stephen King’s latest novel, The Outsider, raises the knotty question of whether a person can be in two places at once. He’s not the first, writes Lloyd Strickland – philosophers and scientists have been wrestling with the idea of bilocation since medieval times.

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