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mind-blowing answers to the

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“I think it’s sheer

hubris to think about

your sense of meaning.

Life is something to

be enjoyed”

FEATURES

73

THE SCENT OF SICKNESS

44

SPACE 2069

36 SMALL STEPS

How do you prepare for the

first moonwalk?

44 S P A C E 2 0 6 9

What will be the next giant

leaps for humankind? Science

fiction author Stephen Baxter

envsages the next 50 years

of space exploration.

56 J A M E S L O V E L O C K

As he turns 100, we speak to

the visionary scientist about

the future of our planet.

64 MOON LANDING

How to argue with people

who think we never set foot

on the lunar surface.

73 T H E T E C H T H A T

SNIFFS OUT DISEASE

Dogs and rats can smell when

humans are ill. Now scientists

hope they can teach a robot

the same trick.

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JAMES LOVELOCK