December 2016 Issue
Science
To the stratosphere and beyond! SolarStratos wants to fly a plane to the edge of space
By James Temperton
Science
AI will soon 'evolve' like humans – and civilisation as we know it will change forever
By Jürgen Schmidhuber
Culture
Buckaroo! meets CRISPR in the frustratingly addictive Beasts of Balance game
By Daniel Nye Griffiths
Business
'Most VCs are full of sh*t:' meet the anti-venture capitalist with more than 1,600 startups
By Rowland Manthorpe
Business
Apps are dying. Long live the subservient bots ready to fulfil your every desire
By James Temperton
Business
Hardware Club helps startups go mainstream – and it's now setting up shop in Harrods
By Clare Dowdy
The Big Story
Climate change is a huge opportunity: Bertrand Piccard on fairytale flights and Earth's future
By James Temperton