New Scientist 2016 №3085 August 06

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
Global health. India has a golden opportunity to fix its healthcare system
Efforts to curb risky banks are doomed. Trans athletes don’t have a head start
The psychology of bad news
Technology
Bots vs trolls in the fight against online abuse. Detective gulls seek out illegal dumps. Police use AI to curb their violence
Aperture
Inside NASA’s giant rocket builderFeaturesSuperfoods
Human wrongs. The perils of seeing ourselves as biological machines
Black hole blasters
Ben Sheldon and the Wytham wood tits
Culture
The matter with facts. From vaccines to Brexit, why are we ignoring expertise?
Glorious sight Our amazing colour vision
Iridium flies. A tale of intrigue and satellites
Regulars
Letters. Evolution’s forgotten pioneer
Feedback. Nuns on Facebook
The last word. Ageing young