October 2017 IssueBusinessMaria didn't get the Starbucks job, so she set out to crush itBy Rowland ManthorpeScienceThe robots are coming... to play chess with your granddadBy Bonnie ChristianThe Big StoryThe ruins of Mosul have exposed the future of high-tech warfareBy John BeckCultureFrom smoking to Ebola, can graphic design save your life?By Bonnie ChristianBusinessHow superstar geneticist Craig Venter stays ahead in scienceBy Stephen ArmstrongScienceHow scientists preserved a 200kg blue whale heartBy Mai NguyenCultureThe British Library is racing to save archived sounds from decayBy Bonnie ChristianBusinessMeet the boy genius changing the way driverless cars seeBy Bonnie ChristianBusinessTechnology is finally getting political. And that’s a good thingBy Greg WilliamsThe Big StorySwipe right for equality: how Bumble is taking on sexismBy Amelia Tait