The BBC's Booker prize panel give their verdict on this year's shortlisted books, ahead of the winner being announced on Tuesday evening.

It's Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical ratio man has been trying to unlock for millennia. But why are we driven?

Schools Secretary Ed Balls raises smiles among MPs when he struggles to list the colours of a rainbow.

Students examine sources and techniques for gathering facts and a balance of opinions, focusing on interviews.

Bradley Horowitz, responsible for developing innovative search technologies for Yahoo, looks ahead to the "internet of things".

Taking care of business, Magazine-style.

Taking care of business, Magazine-style.

It's a mnemonic - for the "five outcomes" schooling in England is now supposed to have for children.

Our festival of public information films looks at former Dr Who Jon Pertwee shouting a word we don't understand.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

The discovery of a tenth planet could have an unintended consequence - the elimination of Pluto in the list everyone has in their heads. Is it time to wave this distant, cold, dark piece of rock farewell?

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

Every police officer in the UK is sent a pocket-sized guide on what to do after a chemical or biological terror attack.

The Monitor is the home for some of our most popular features, including your letters, Punorama, the caption competition, and 10 Things.

How using the principles of a board game can help get information across to people suffering from Parkinson's.

There is nothing special about the brains of people with the amazing ability to remember long sequences of letters or numbers, say scientists.

The days of having to remember lots of e-mail address, websites, even phone numbers are over. So free your mind.

Cherie Booth urges parents to reassure their sons and daughters in the run up to exams - one of 10 handy tips on beating exam stress.

The Surprise Film may be one of the hottest tickets at the London Film Festival but this year Hearts in Atlantis fails to impress.