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6 Welcome

A note from the editor sharing his thoughts on the issue and other

ramblings

10 Snapshot

Stunning images from the fields of science, history and nature

94 Reviews

A selection of the latest books reviewed by our experts

97 Time Out

Mind games for the brain

98 Last Word

Robert Matthews on how the next web revolution could create a

hacker’s heaven

17 The Latest Intelligence

Why should we study dust, detrimental effects of climate change, new

discoveries within Scotland’s Isle of Skye, magnetic fields discovered

near the event horizon

27 Comment & Analysis

Water seems to be one of your archenemy if you do not wish for a

bad hair day

80 Into The Future

Stephen Baxter is a science fiction writer who has written over

40 books and in this new column he discusses why it will take

awhile before astronauts get a chance to travel in luxury

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

96 My Life Scientific

Meet Sophie Scott, Neuroscientist at University College London,

who studies laughter and is also a stand-up comedian

50 Activate Cheat Mode

56 The Lands That Man Forgot

REGULARS

ON THE COVER

83 Q&A

This month: how are

the colours and shapes

of fireworks created,

why can’t everybody

roll their tongues, how

bright is daylight on

Pluto, why do some

people get allergies and

many more ...