By Ian Blatchford and Natalia Sidlina The Cosmonauts challenge By Iain Logie Baird Capturing the song of the nightingale By James Sumner Review: The thrilling adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: the (mostly) true story of the first computer, by Sydney Padua By Aleks Kolkowski, Duncan Miller and Amy Blier-Carruthers The Art and Science of Acoustic Recording: Re-enacting Arthur Nikisch and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra’s landmark 1913 recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony By Tilly Blyth Information age? The challenges of displaying information and communication technologies By Ben Russell Watt’s workshop: craft and philosophy in the Science Museum