December 2014 IssueBusinessHow to skewer stereotypes by mashing cosmo with cosmosBy Brendan KlinkenbergScienceSometimes medical experts 'should override public opinion'By Michael BrooksScienceYears of research 'have been handled like a disposable good'By Kristen MarhaverBusinessStartup 'decelerators' would 'innovate by slowing down'By Charles LeadbeaterBusinessThe dark net's 'murder pools' could save the NHSBy Jamie BartlettSecurityPsychologist recruits crowd watchers to assist CCTV algorithmsBy Emma BryceBusinessHow Marques Brownlee runs a one-man device-review empireBy Lexi PandellScienceJersey's laser caves digitally copied to beat erosionBy Emma BryceBusinessFrom Duran to DNA: skincare startup partners with popBy João MedeirosBusinessHow will tech affect disaster response in the next decade?By Kathryn NaveScienceTidal simulator makes waves on demand -- for scienceBy João MedeirosScienceSpace archaeologist discovers lost cities with satellite imageryBy Madhumita VenkataramananBusinessFour-legged robot claimed to be world's nimblestBy Jeremy KingsleyBusinessItalian aerospace firm offers safe landing for ExoMarsBy Stephen HarrisonBusinessThis graphic holds reams of data on Londoners' living habitsBy João MedeirosBusinessLincoln Labs: Vote-hacking ObamaBy Oliver Franklin-WallisBusinessTackling climate change with buildingsBy Clare DowdyScienceGlass Brain Project visualises brain activity in 3DBy Madhumita VenkataramananBusinessMeet the people running startup competitions in emerging marketsBy Madhumita VenkataramananBusinessScientist makes films by stringing together microscopic imagesBy Madhumita VenkataramananBusinessFrom the EditorBy David Rowan