September / October 2021 IssueScienceThis is How You Build a Telescope to Hunt For Dark EnergyBy Jonathan O’CallaghanScienceThis startup is making at-home fertility treatment affordableBy Andrew KersleyScienceThe sea’s next big plastic problem? Old paint By Grace BrowneCultureAnna Lytical is a TikTok star teaching coding in dragBy Hannah Steinkopf-FrankScienceThis algorithm is making diabetes more manageableBy Allyssia AlleyneThe Big StoryThe Exponential Age Will Transform Economics ForeverBy Azeem AzharCultureThe zany ascent of NFT art collectorsBy Gian M. VolpicelliThe Big StoryThe draconian rise of internet shutdownsBy Gian M. VolpicelliBusinessSpeedy grocery delivery firms are racing to surviveBy Sean WilliamsCultureI accidentally snooped. Am I a bad person?By Sophie ChararaScienceTerraXcube is a brutal mountain blizzard in a boxBy Delle ChanSciencePoliticians need to pay attention to existential risksBy Toby Ord and Angus MercerCultureBlockchain is here to save us from ticket toutsBy William RalstonGearThis is what Apple’s AirPods look like on the insideBy Chris Haslam and Jeremy WhiteScienceThe quest to stop music killing people under the knifeBy Stephan BoissonneaultThe Big StoryA radical plan to treat Covid’s mental health falloutBy Julia HotzCultureTaika Waititi talks Free Guy, Star Wars and ThorBy Stephen KellyBusinessThe hottest startups in ParisBy Greg WilliamsBusinessThe hottest startups in LisbonBy João MedeirosBusinessThe hottest startups in BerlinBy Will BedingfieldBusinessThe hottest startups in Tel AvivBy Allyssia AlleyneBusinessThe hottest startups in HelsinkiBy Victoria TurkBusinessThe hottest startups in BarcelonaBy Alex ChristianBusinessThe hottest startups in DublinBy Margaret TaylorMore Stories