On sale date: 2nd May 2018
Issue: 321
How emotions trick your brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals why happiness and sadness are just an illusion.
Can Likes become votes?
We find out how psychological profiling can turn Facebook Likes into votes.
Down on the body farm
Discover why the UK’s forensic scientists want to watch you rot.
Trapped
How social media apps are designed to reel you in.
Planet Earth’s fertility problem
Plastics and pollution aren’t just bad for the environment: they could be fuelling a fertility crisis.
Beyond the silicon chip
How graphene, living chips, quantums and memristors will change computing.
Q&A
- Do animals go through puberty?
- Why do wombats do cube-shaped poos?
- Could we reuse any ISS modules for a Mars mission?
Plus
Eye opener- Fabulous images from around the world.
Discoveries- This month’s biggest science news.
Michael Mosley- Have you jumped on the dairy-free bandwagon? Maybe jump back off it…
Innovations- The coolest tech and gadgets to hit our desks. PLUS: Vive Pro virtual reality on test.
Helen Czerski- Helen ponders why trees are tree-shaped.
Out there- All the best science books and activities. PLUS: Summer festival lowdown.
Crossword- Give your brain a workout.
My life scientific- Helen Pilcher talks to Tim O’Brien about space and music.
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