Humans
Insights into the neural roots of bias suggest ways to fix the problem
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This week's magazine
29 August 2020
Issue 3297
On the cover
Editor's picks
Life
Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life
Features
Humans
What do unconscious bias tests really reveal about racism?
Features
Humans
We all have hidden prejudices 鈥� here鈥檚 how to override them
Features
Humans
Lasana Harris interview: How your brain is conditioned for prejudice
Features
Table of contents
Leaders
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Environment
Common dolphins may finally be returning to the Adriatic sea
The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) was regionally extinct in the Adriatic Sea for 40 years, but there now appear to be four individuals living in the region
News
Health
Covid-19 is becoming less deadly in Europe but we don’t know why
News
Health
Is the rush to roll out a coronavirus vaccine undermining safety?
News
Health
How likely are you to be infected by the coronavirus on a flight?
News
Technology
AI thrashes human fighter pilot 5-0 in simulated F-16 dogfights
News
Humans
Ancient teenager buried with head poking out of strange Spanish grave
News
Mind
Man sees half of every face like it’s melting due to rare brain lesion
News
Life
Secret to tardigrades’ toughness revealed by supercomputer simulation
News
Health
Cancer tumour microbiome may predict a person’s chances of survival
News
Technology
Beetlebot carries heavy loads using alcohol-powered artificial muscles
News
Space
Solar system may have had a second sun that helped grab Planet Nine
News
Life
Walking catfish may use their whole body to smell when on land
News
Environment
Greenland lost more ice in 2019 than any other year on record
News
Humans
Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points
News
Environment
Sea turtles carrying thermometers could improve hurricane forecasts
News
Environment
A new type of plastic may be the first that is infinitely recyclable
News
Health
Cancer cells can pick up fatty coatings to spread further in the body
News
Life
Extraordinary fossil shows ancient marine reptile swallowing huge prey
News
Technology
Eye-tracking mask could monitor people鈥檚 reactions to what they see
News
Health
Millions of missing female births predicted in India in next decade
News
Analysis
Health
Why some people can鈥檛 wear a face covering to stop the coronavirus
Do you get angry when you see someone without a face听covering? They might have a good reason to avoid one, even if it isn鈥檛 obvious
News
Technology
The internet’s crumbling infrastructure is leaving us all insecure
News
Technology
How wholesome memes could save us all
News
Features
Humans
What do unconscious bias tests really reveal about racism?
Psychologists have shown that reflexive biases influence our perceptions of others, potentially explaining the persistence of various forms of prejudice. But reliably measuring our implicit biases is trickier than it first appeared
Features
Humans
We all have hidden prejudices 鈥� here鈥檚 how to override them
Features
Humans
Lasana Harris interview: How your brain is conditioned for prejudice
Features
Life
Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life
Features
Culture
Health
How defining women as baby-makers backfired spectacularly on science
In Guynecology, Rene Almeling argues that moving away from gendered ideas about reproduction could improve our health and transform our societies
Culture
Life
Kew Gardens’ podcast will give you a fresh appreciation for plants
Culture
Humans
Don’t Miss: Time loop horror film I’m thinking of ending things
Culture
Humans
Netflix’s John Was Trying to Contact Aliens is amazing and moving
Culture
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Regulars
Humans
An AI David Attenborough is reading out people鈥檚 relationship problems
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