‘Science Magazine – August 15, 2024: The new issue features‘Transmission Event’ – Digital contact tracing for Covid-19; What kind of asteroid killed the dinosaurs; Access to safe drinking water is far from universal; Lessons from nonhuman primates on speech evolution…
1 Spotlight | On the road: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz re-energise Democrats The US vice-president and her running mate have hit the ground running in their campaign for the White House. Can they keep the momentum going, asks Lauren Gambino.
2 Technology | The fragile world of underwater internet cables Deep-sea wires are the veins of the modern world. What if something were to happen to them? Jonathan Yerushalmy investigates.
3 Feature | Beautiful, bruising and complex female friendships Ahead of her new book examining women’s friendships, the Observer’s Rachel Cooke reflects on two pivotal ones of her own, as well as some notable literary attachments.
4 Opinion | The Olympics showed France’s far right what true patriotism is all about Despite a febrile political backdrop, the Paris Games reminded a nation of what it means to be proud of one’s country, says French sports writer Philippe Auclair.
5 Culture | The second act of Sam Neill He is one of the world’s most famous actors, but the New Zealander – whose cancer is thankfully in remission – can still go to Starbucks without anyone recognising him, finds Zoe Williams.
The Globalist Podcast (August 15, 2024): The US has agreed another multi-billion-dollar weapons package for Israel, while demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.
Plus: Thailand’s government is sent into crisis after a court ruling, why people are leaving New Zealand in record numbers, an interview with Istanbul’s mayor and Toblerone without Swiss milk.
Planned in secrecy, the incursion was a bold move to upend the war’s dynamics and put Moscow on the defensive — a gambit that could also leave Ukraine exposed.
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