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Issue 80
THE SCIENCE OF EVERYTHING
Spring 2018
42
THE PLASTICS
PROBLEM
64
DARK PHYSICS
IS STUCK
56
CALLING THE
STEM CELL RACE
22
RAY-GUNS
AREHERE
30
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“WOMEN ARE LIBERATED FROM THE
TIME THEY LEAVE THE WOMB.”
— VIRGINIA APGAR (1909 - 1974)
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COSMOS
CONTENTS
— 3
CONTENTS
COSMOS 80 | SCIENCE FEATURES
PAGE 42
The plastic problem
Can science help stem the tide of plastic pollution?
MICHAEL LUCY
investigates.
56
64
74
121
CALLING THE
STEM CELL RACE
MEGAN MUNSIE
looks at what
new treatments are likely to
come galloping down the track.
STILL IN
THE DARK
Is it time to admit that
cosmology is stuck?
MICHAEL BROOKS
explores
.
NO FUNGI,
NO US
ANNAMARIA TALAS
tells the
epic tale of how fungi made our
world.
OLD, GOLD
AND GORGEOUS
Fossils in amber show life 99
million years ago, writes
PAUL WILLIS.
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CONTENTS
Issue 80
COSMOS 80
FEATURES, DISPATCHES, ESSAYS, REVIEWS
UPFRONT
EDITOR’S NOTE
— Parting is sweet sorrow
7
104
DIGEST
NEWS
— A guide to the big stories in science
9
TECHNOPHILE
— Laser weapons system
22
VIEWPOINT
INCURABLE ENGINEER
— Rules to encourage AI
25
ASTRO KATIE
— More neutrinos, more problems
26
THE THINKER
— Anecdotes, placebos and traditional medicine
27
EARTH'S MOST VOLCANIC PLACES
Where are the most active volcanoes in the world? .
VHAIRI MACKINTOSH
has the answer
.
110
SPECTRUM
PROFILE
— Alicia Sometimes
90
SMOKE & MIRRORS
— Mental matchsticks
92
ABACUS
— From absurd ideas to black holes
93
REVIEWS
— Non-iction and iction, new and old
94
DESTINATION
— Museo Galileo
102
SYNAESTHESIA IN ASTRONOMY
We need both colour and temperature to describe
stars, says
GABRIELLA BERNARDI.
COSMOS SCIENCE CLUB
TOP 6
— Where to look for ET
108
DID YOU KNOW
— Linus Pauling
112
DEBUNKED
— Is activated charcoal good for you?
114
INSPIRING SCI–FI
— Cloaking devices
115
116
END POINT
MIND GAMES
— Puzzles by Snodger Media
128
PORTRAIT
— Kate Grarock
130
WOMEN AND BLUE SKY THINKING
VHAIRI MACKINTOSH
reveals how a Google search
led to a drone school for girls.

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