New Scientist – July 27, 2019

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On the

cover

13 Draw like a Denisovan

Extraordinary ancient art

discovered

42 Honey, we shrunk the

accelerator

Physicists learn to think small

15 Mind-reading tech

Elon Musk’s plans for

thought-controlled gadgets

Coming

next week

Peak dinosaur

The golden age of dino

discovery could lie ahead

News

Views

Features

6 Amazon destruction

Satellite data reveals huge

increase in deforestation

12 AI’s theory of mind

Artificial intelligence learns

to put itself in others’ shoes

14 Bacteria in the brain

A new kind of Alzheimer’s

treatment shows early

promise

23 Comment

Adding bioethanol to petrol is

a distraction from real climate

action, says Michael Le Page

24 The columnist

Annalee Newitz on the

monetisation of emotion

26 Letters

The different ways people

use language about time

28 Aperture

Whale sharks stuff their faces

30 Culture

Your garden can be every bit

as exciting as the rainforest

51 Maker

Create a self-watering plant

52 Puzzles

Cryptic crossword, puzzle and quiz

53 Feedback

Precious water and toxic social

media: the week in weird

54 Almost the last word

Lottery strategies and itchy bites

56 The Q&A

Roma Agrawal, designer of the

Shard’s spire

34 Outsmart your brain

A scientific guide to gaming your

mind and achieving your goals

38 Women in space

Space travel has been a mostly

male affair. Can that change?

42 Honey, we shrunk

the accelerator

The age of huge particle

smashers may soon be over

45 Welcome to the Novacene

We are heading into a new era,

says visionary James Lovelock

The back pages

20 Insight Safety of common sunscreen ingredients called into question

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Cover image: Martin León Barreto

34 Outsmart your brain

Eight ways to break

hard-wired habits... and live a

happier, healthier life

45 Welcome to the

Novacene

Visionary scientist James

Lovelock on why humanity is

entering a new era

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12 Our galaxy ate another galaxy 20 Is sunscreen safe? 38 Women in space

7 Origins of cells 12 An AI theory of mind

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