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ARE EARTH’S POLES ABOUT TO FLIP?
...and what will happen to humanity when they do?
To space
by balloon
Your cheap(ish) ticket
to heavenly views
Why stress is
good for you
Electric cars
Expert reviews to
help you ditch petrol
sciencefocus.com
ISSUE 273 / OCTOBER 2014 / £4.25
· Talkin
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· Deliv homes
· Conta ery robots
ct lens
display
· Airsh
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ip holid
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· Drive
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axis
...AND
MORE
!
HOW X-RAYS
WORK
The incredible story
of how we came to see
through the human body
Q&A
How long can you stay awake?
an a bowl of rice dry a wet
C
mobile phone?
What happened to cold fusion?
ROBOT
HOME HELPER
Meet Jibo, the
companion who’ll
make your life easier
WELCOME
BEING THE EDITOR of
Focus
is a fantastic job, but
it can be stressful sometimes. I’m sure your life can
get stressful, too. But never has it occurred to me
that, in some circumstances, stress might actually be
a good thing. Yet that’s exactly what science tells us,
as you’ll find out from Lilian Anekwe’s article on p51.
Today’s scientific discoveries shape tomorrow’s
technology, which shapes the future. So what will
the future be like to live in? We asked three science
fiction writers to pick some key breakthroughs and
turn them into stories about the year 2054. Turn to p41 to find out what
your life will be like in 40 years – at home, at work and in your leisure time.
One future trend we’re looking forward to is space tourism – a luxury
that starts to get more affordable if you go in a balloon rather than a rocket.
Two companies plan to take passengers to the edge of space in the near
future, as Sarah Cruddas finds out on p62.
Elsewhere in a packed issue we look at the science of X-rays (p94),
ask what will happen if Earth’s poles flip over (p79), discover how likely
amazing coincidences really are (p56) and get behind the wheel of four
electric cars (p90). Enjoy the issue,
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THIS MONTH WE…
…took the BMW i8
for a spin
around the
Berkshire countryside.
Find out how we got on
in a future issue – or
watch the video on our
new YouTube playlist,
The Future Car Show.
…spoke to US science
writer Benedict Carey
about his new book on the
science of learning. Read
highlights of the interview
on p106, or listen to the
complete chat on the
Focus
podcast.
…went to the IFA
electronics show in
Berlin
to check out the
latest smartphones,
smartwatches, tness
gadgets and fridges… yes
fridges. Find out how
cool
they were in coming issues.
Graham Southorn,
Editor
PS
Don’t miss our November
issue,
on sale
16 October 2014
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APPEARING IN THIS ISSUE…
Sarah
Cruddas
Sarah appears regularly
on TV and radio to
discuss all things
space-related. In this issue, she looks
at commercial eorts to give tourists
the ultimate view of Earth (p62).
Timandra
Harkness
Timandra, a full-time
writer and humourist,
loves nding the funny
side of science. She was the perfect
writer to investigate coincidences,
and
how unlikely they actually are (p56).
Kelly
McGonigal
Stress makes you
ill. Or does it? Health
psychologist Kelly
McGonigal believes stress can be a
power for good, and tells us how to
make best use of it (p51).
Frank
Swain
Frank is the author
of
How To Make A
Zombie.
He joins Justin
Pickard and Paul Graham Raven in
imagining what life will be like in 2054,
based on innovations today (p41).
COVER: ANDY POTTS
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