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The stock market is run by wild robots we don’t fully control
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This week's magazine
14 October 2017
Issue 3147
On the cover
Editor's picks
Earth
It looks like an oxymoron, but Earth optimism is worth a try
News
Health
Wake-up call: How a lack of sleep can cause Alzheimer鈥檚
Features
Earth
The next supercontinent: Four ways Earth could reshape itself
Features
Physics
The blushing Englishman who stole nuclear secrets from the US
Features
Earth
Is positive thinking the way to save the planet?
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
快猫短视频
Humans
Father of ‘nudge’ psychology wins economics Nobel
Richard Thaler has won this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the limits to human rationality and how to subtly influence people's behaviour
News
Health
Anti-doping agency to ban all gene editing in sport from 2018
News
Earth
California鈥檚 wildfires blaze on as communities evacuate
News
Technology
Google’s new earbuds act as two-way translators in your ear
News
Earth
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News
Health
Kuwait’s plans for mandatory DNA database have been cancelled
News
Health
WHO launches bold plan to slash cholera deaths by 90 per cent
News
Health
Human hearts kept ‘asleep’ in a box can survive outside the body
News
Space
Giant black hole seen flickering on and off after galaxy snack
News
Humans
Exploding stars could have kick-started our ancestors鈥� evolution
News
Technology
A house has been bought on the blockchain for the first time
News
Physics
The sun’s energy could speed up dark matter so we can detect it
News
Technology
Smartphone lets you see round corners by light flicker on floor
News
Environment
Evolution鈥檚 rules mean life on Earth isn鈥檛 that varied after all
News
Physics
Light-filtering paint cools your home when exposed to hot sun
News
Health
Little-known drug keeps climbers鈥� minds sharp at high altitude
News
Humans
This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter
News
Earth
Early farmers may have polluted the sea 4000 years ago
News
Physics
Half the universe鈥檚 missing matter has just been finally found
News
Health
Protein injection could prevent hair loss during chemotherapy
News
Environment
Neonicotinoid pesticides found in honey from every continent
News
Health
Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive
News
Earth
We just found nineteen new species of gecko in one tiny area
News
Environment
This snake knows how toxic it is and fights only when armed
News
Environment
Drone designers accidentally explain colour of albatross wings
News
Environment
Lunar volcanoes and lava lakes gave the early moon an atmosphere
News
Physics
The most precise atomic clock ever made is a cube of quantum gas
News
Health
Different meditation types train distinct parts of your brain
News
快猫短视频 Live: It’s show time!
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Analysis
Humans
Will Alphabet’s internet balloons really help Puerto Rico?
Google鈥檚 parent company wants to use its Project Loon tech to help restore the island鈥檚 hurricane-damaged mobile networks. But is it charity or business strategy?
News
Technology
The stock market is run by wild robots we don’t fully control
News
Humans
Build an AI god? Beware the downsides of this weird tech plan
News
Environment
Banning shark fin soup in the US is bad for shark conservation
News
Health
The US will not ban guns so must learn how to live with them
News
Features
Health
Wake-up call: How a lack of sleep can cause Alzheimer鈥檚
Even a single night of poor sleep can cause changes in the brain implicated in Alzheimer鈥檚. Are you getting enough shut-eye, asks sleep scientist Matthew Walker
Features
Earth
The next supercontinent: Four ways Earth could reshape itself
Features
Earth
Is positive thinking the way to save the planet?
Features
Physics
The blushing Englishman who stole nuclear secrets from the US
Features
