New Scientist 2016 №3092 September 24

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
Up in smoke. The bioenergy renewables scam making global warming worse
Farewell Rosetta, it’s been a hell of a ride. Don’t lose sleep over diabetes’s link to naps
US oversight doesn’t mean internet freedom
Technology
Gene-reading software tackles tuberculosis. Archive data hidden inside DNA. Germany gets to grips with driverless car lawsFeaturesThe nature of reality
36 Rose-tinted memories. How nostalgia makes us human
Evolution evolves: Updating the theory of life
Jorge Tejada and the Harvard brain bank
Aperture
A brain being immortalized
Culture
The Optic Cloak. Anewsense-bending work by Conrad Shawcross, anartist who
Likes to toy with ideas about rationality
Playtime Havewe got fun all wrong?
Regulars
Letters. There is no policy without history
Feedback. Wash money down the drain
The Last Word. Crocked croci