New Scientist 2016 №3089 September 03

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
Your digital data. Is it time to rein in the giant tech companies?
Conservation battles should rely on evidence, says Chris Packham. Ensure better endings for “bad drug trips”
Why trusting your gut is bad policy
Technology
AIs make decisions for doctors. Instagram posts give away hints of depression. Soft
robo-octopus roams without power cables
Aperture
The Alaskan village fleeing climate changeFeaturesThe metaphysics issue. Do I exist? What is reality? Do I have free will? What is consciousness? Scientific answers to these and other essential philosophical questions
Culture
Flow together. Water is valuable and finite, so why don’t shortages spell warfare?
A future to make. Traces of the first axe-wielders show how hard they struggle
Regulars
Letters. Lawyers and definition of risk
Feedback. Radiation-absorbing cactii
The Last Word. Green machine