National Geographic

FEBRUARY 2018 • VOL. 233 • NO. 2 • OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY108BIRD BRAINIACSFEATURESICONTENTSA century ago, scientists believed that birds’ brains weren’t capable of the highercognitive functioning found in humans and some other mammals. Now we know better.By Virginia Morell Photographs by Charlie Hamilton James``````FRONT``````FROM THE EDITORWhy local leaders musttackle global issues: a talkwith Michael Bloomberg``````VISIONS``````EXPLORETake a tour of cities thatare futuristic, frigid, andbuzzing; scanned from thesky; and built to sell goods.``````On the Cover More than 1,satellites owned by government,academic, and private entitiesorbit above us. They gatherimages and other data, broad-cast information, and monitorlocations and communications.Illustration by Nick Kaloterakis&RUUHFWLRQVDQG&ODULƃFDWLRQVGo to natgeo.com/corrections.``````30 | THEY ARE WATCHING YOUThe demand for security is increasing.Monitoring technology is proliferating.The result: We’re all under surveillance.By Robert Draper``````82 | FEEDING CHINAWith less than a tenth of the farmlandEXWQHDUO\DƃIWKRIWKHSRSXODWLRQLQWKHworld, China must reshape its agriculture.By Tracie McMillanPhotographs by George Steinmetz``````66 | WHERE WILDLIFE REIGNSThe Falkland Islands have often beencontested ground. Today they shelter adense and diverse population of wildlife.Story and photographs by Paul Nicklen``````130 | THE PARENT TRAPTo discourage teen pregnancy, a Colom-bian program gives high school studentsbabies—very needy robotic ones.By David BrindleyPhotographs by Christian Rodriguez