4 – COSMOS Issue 86
30 WINGED WATCHMEN
JAMES URQUHARTinvestigates a novel way to catch
illegal fishers that combines technology and some of
nature’s long-distance travellers.34 WINDOWS TO THE STARS
They aren’t household names, but they should be.
IVY SHIHandTONER STEVENSONintroduce us to the
forgotten women of Australian astronomy.44 EYES IN THE SKY
RICHARD A. LOVETTaddresses some of the big questions of
modern life. Why are there so many satellites? What do they
all do? And should be we worried that they are watching us?48 THE UNSUNG REEF
Reefs don’t need coral to be enchanting and ecologically
important.STEPHANIE STONEreports on efforts to restore
kelp-dominated wonders off the coast of Tasmania.56 THE INTERNET OF DISPOSABLE THINGS
DREW TURNEYlooks to a future where everything has a sensor.
We’d know more about our health and wellbeing, but
is it possible to have too much information?66 TEACHING PHYSICS TO MONKS
How do you enlighten students who seem to have the
enlightenment thing covered? After lecturing and listening
in a Buddhist monastery,LESLIE ATKINS ELLIOTandI LYA
MANDEL started thinking about old ideas in new ways.CONTENTS
COSMOS 86 MARCH – MAY 2020
DIGEST & REGULARS
8 NEWS
Dispatches from the world of science.24 NEXT BEST THING
KATIE MACKexplains the question currently
galvanising astrophysics.26 PICTURE THIS
To celebrate the year, we look at the world with fresh
eyes.FEATURES