New issue: Habits

New issue: Habits

Our lives are filled with habitual behaviours, both good and bad, but how do they form and how can we build better habits?

Holly Spanner

Published: August 17, 2023 at 7:30 am

Dr Michael Mosley

One small good habit can have potentially big effects on your health and wellbeing. Here are Dr Michael Mosley's (tried and tested) top 10 simple things that you can do to improve your mental and physical health.

Space debris

Earth is blanketed by a swarm of human-made debris hurtling around at speeds of up to 8km per second - about five times the speed of a bullet. The UK's Earth & Space Sustainability Initiative hopes to catch these fast-moving projectiles and clean up the nasty, and potentially lethal, mess our cosmic littering habit has caused.

Jaw droppers

Every living thing has to eat somehow... whatever type of mouth it might have, and there are some truly bizarre mouths in the animal kingdom. Check out some of the oddest gobs in nature; guaranteed to leave you agape.

Live facial recognition

We take a closer look at the MET Police's controversial new technology; live facial recognition. And it's already been used at high-profile events despite concerns about privacy, accuracy and bias of this AI-driven system.

Plus

  • Deep-sea mining: Why the next gold rush is happening at the bottom of the ocean.
  • Dr Kate Darling: If an AI doesn't have feelings, you can't hurt it, right? So where's the harm? MIT Media Lab research scientist Dr Kate Darling explores our relationship with artificial intelligence and explains why it probably isn't cool to kick robots.
  • The Big Bang: The Big Bang marks the beginning of the Universe, right? Well, maybe. Theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander explores the idea that the Big Bang may not have been the beginning of the Universe.

Issue 395 on sale 17 August 2023

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Holly Spanner

Staff Writer, BBC Science Focus

Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and engineer, informing on ground risk and remediation in the north of England, while hunting for exoplanets in her spare time. Alongside this, she was regional editor of a popular theatre website for nine years, and has a solid background in curating and developing content for the digital space. Holly is also an artist and illustrator, and regular contributor to the craft website, Gathered. She has previously worked with the RSPB, English Heritage, Disney, Pilot and Brother, as well as on BBC Good Food magazine, Home Style magazine, and Papercraft inspirations magazine. She enjoys photography and has a sustained interest in antiques.

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