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Protection from terrorism is an odd subject for a marine biologist to tackle, but Raphael Sagarin says living things can show us how to manage threats and that trying to eradicate terrorism is a waste of time
09 February 2008
From magazine issue 2642
Interview
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Allen Counter is a scientific explorer and Harvard professor whose research has taken him from the Amazon rainforests to the Arctic Circle. Now Hollywood is planning a biopic about his life starring Will Smith. He talks to Curtis Abraham
02 February 2008
From magazine issue 2641
Interview
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Bernard Stonehouse first set foot in Antarctica more than 60 years ago and over the past 15 has studied how tourism – and science – is threatening this pristine environment
26 January 2008
From magazine issue 2640
Interview
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Linguist Daniel Everett went to Brazil as a missionary to work with the Pirahã people. Instead of converting them, he lost his faith and his family, and prompted a major intellectual row
19 January 2008
From magazine issue 2639
Interview
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A real estate billionaire with an active interest in the paranormal, Robert Bigelow might appear an unlikely candidate to transform the space industry. But he is doing just that
14 January 2008
From magazine issue 2638
Interview
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Bernie Fanaroff abandoned his astronomy career in 1976 to organise South African unions against apartheid. Now he is leading the country's bid to host the world's largest radio telescope
08 January 2008
From magazine issue 2637
Interview
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Eileen Harris, curator of parasitic worms at the Natural History Museum in London, discusses the twists and turns of her varied job, and why we should be wary of sushi
25 December 2007
From magazine issue 2635
Interview
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Shinya Yamanaka can turn adult skin cells into cells akin to embryonic stem cells without destroying human embryos, yet he is still concerned about the ethical implications
15 December 2007
From magazine issue 2634
Interview
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Pervez Hoodbhoy, professor of physics and long-time critic of religious extremism and military rule, tells Ehsan Masood about his fears and hopes for the future of Pakistan
08 December 2007
From magazine issue 2633
Interview
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Mark Everett, creative force behind the rock band Eels talks about his upcoming film about the father he barely knew – Hugh Everett, originator of the "many worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics
24 November 2007
From magazine issue 2631
Interview
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Dixie Dansercoer walked the 2000 kilometres from Siberia to Greenland to find out how much snow covers the Arctic ice
17 November 2007
From magazine issue 2630
Interview
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Is it right to exploit treasures of archaeological significance? Professional treasure hunter John Opperman tells Jim Giles why he has every right to sell what he finds
10 November 2007
From magazine issue 2629
Interview
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Bob Swanepoel tells Debora MacKenzie what it's like to track the deadliest viruses on the planet
03 November 2007
From magazine issue 2628
Interview
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The author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, Bjørn Lomborg, talks to Fred Pearce about his new book and why he is so misunderstood
27 October 2007
From magazine issue 2627
Interview
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The co-discoverer of the structre of DNA, James Watson talks about why brilliant people tend to annoy others and why he isn't afraid to say what he thinks
20 October 2007
From magazine issue 2626
Interview
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As if cracking the human genome was not enough, Craig Venter aims to synthesise life itself
20 October 2007
From magazine issue 2626
Interview
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Two of the most outspoken voices in science talk to New Scientist about their lives at the forefront of genetics
18 October 2007
From magazine issue 2626
Interview
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The famously fickle fashion industry wastes resources like there's no tomorrow. But designer Rebecca Earley says it is time the industry developed a more responsible attitude to the world's resources
03 October 2007
From magazine issue 2624
Interview
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Mark Guntrum, who has cystic fibrosis, helps develop future treatments by volunteering for clinical trials. Here he discusses life at the sharp end of medical research
26 September 2007
From magazine issue 2623
Interview
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The mouth is a veritable paradise for bacteria. Microbiologist Mel Rosenberg explains his passion for the flora and fauna of the oral cavity
19 September 2007
From magazine issue 2622
Interview
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Tell lies and the truth will be written on your face, says expressions guru Paul Ekman – what's more anybody can learn how to spot your deception
12 September 2007
From magazine issue 2621
Interview
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What Parry does is far from formal anthropology, but do his programmes give us insights we just couldn't get otherwise?
05 September 2007
From magazine issue 2620
Interview
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Attract too much attention in Second Life and you risk an attack by "griefers". We asked a griefer why, and one of his victims how it felt
01 September 2007
From magazine issue 2619
Interview
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When Jim Tassano started selling an anti-cancer drug that had never been tested on humans, New Scientist reported the story and the news spread over the web like wildfire. Then the authorities shut him down. He tells his story
15 August 2007
From magazine issue 2617
Interview
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Don Catlin detected the "designer" steroid THG in 2003 - exposing a drugs scandal that is still reverberating around the sporting world
08 August 2007
From magazine issue 2616
Interview
