7 September 2019 | New Scientist | 3This week’s issue
DAVID STOCK FOR NEW SCIENTISTInterview
46 Ola Rosling
“ We need to keep track of what
is actually true: the facts”
On the
cover17 Split vision
Mystery of double
gravitational wave8 The hungriest caterpillar
Armyworms on march across
the world14 Zoom and enhance
AI learns to deblur face pictures5 weeks to go!
Hear Liz Bonnin talk about
the problem with plastic at
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newscientistlive.comVol 243 No 324634 Healthy gut, happy brain
How what you eat directly
influences your mental health46 Things can only
get better
Ola Rosling on facts,
optimism and progress42 The real cost of online shopping 15 Quantum X-rays 40 Geodiversity
12 Seals breed on the Thames 10 Volcanic exomoonsNews
Views
Features
9 No ‘gay gene’
Many genes shape sexuality,
each having only a small effect15 Meet your ancestor
Early Australopith skull
discovered at last20 The future of driving
Our cars will soon track our
every move - and correct
our mistakes too23 Comment
Stop shipping’s emissions,
says Bertrand Piccard24 The columnist
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
on weird black holes26 Letters
Some people without
language can think28 Aperture
Beautiful clouds
that pack a fiery punch30 Culture
A journey into the heart of
physics via BuddhismMaker
Create a squirrel-proof bird feederPuzzles
Cryptic crossword, a cipher about
Caesar and a quick quizFeedback
Solar roadblock and AI’s robot
confusion: the week in weirdAlmost the last word
Wind farm payback and
reclaimed treesThe Q&A
Judith Grisel, drug user turned
addiction investigator34 Healthy gut, happy brain
Knowing gut bacteria shape our
mood should make us all happy40 Save our soils
Biodiversity needs varied terrain42 The cost of home delivery
Tech to clean up online shopping46 Things can only get better
Ola Rosling advocates
fact-based optimismThe back pages
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