Please do not listen to the likes of Denis Alexander (Nature 463, 425; 2010). Futures provides welcome light relief from the serious stuff preceding it, sometimes offering food for thought and — in the case quoted — such high comedy as to provoke what is colloquially known as a belly laugh, which I never dreamed I would experience in the company of your illustrious journal.
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Thompson, R. Futures perfect — food for thought and welcome light relief. Nature 463, 1018 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/4631018e
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