New Scientist 2016 №3074 May 21

Reed Business Information Ltd., 2016. — 60 p. — ISSN: 0262-4079New Scientist is a weekly international science magazine and website covering recent developments in science and technology for a general English-speaking audience. New Scientist has maintained a website since 1996, publishing daily news. As well as covering current events and news from the scientific community, the magazine often features speculative articles, ranging from the technical to the philosophical.Analysis
Moonshot or mania? The gap between gut microbiome science and its promise
Fake mountains to make rain are a sign of desperation. Beware clean-eating gurus
The dangerous myth of cheap renewablesFeaturesBetter than Earth
Time and free will We need them both for the world to make sense
King of the swingers
Sadie Watson on London’s buried treasure
Culture
Spring forward Great ideas, from nerve dictators and pointy eggs to guillotining genius. Also the science of mind over body, and seven books on amazing animals
Get measuring Back to our statistical roots
Regulars
Morality and religion
Dogs’feet smell of popcorn
The Last Word. Multi-trunk trees