December 2014 IssueBusinessHow to skewer stereotypes by mashing cosmo with cosmosScienceSometimes medical experts 'should override public opinion'ScienceYears of research 'have been handled like a disposable good'BusinessStartup 'decelerators' would 'innovate by slowing down'BusinessThe dark net's 'murder pools' could save the NHSSecurityPsychologist recruits crowd watchers to assist CCTV algorithmsBusinessHow Marques Brownlee runs a one-man device-review empireScienceJersey's laser caves digitally copied to beat erosionBusinessFrom Duran to DNA: skincare startup partners with popBusinessHow will tech affect disaster response in the next decade?ScienceTidal simulator makes waves on demand -- for scienceScienceSpace archaeologist discovers lost cities with satellite imageryBusinessFour-legged robot claimed to be world's nimblestBusinessItalian aerospace firm offers safe landing for ExoMarsBusinessThis graphic holds reams of data on Londoners' living habitsBusinessLincoln Labs: Vote-hacking ObamaBusinessTackling climate change with buildingsScienceGlass Brain Project visualises brain activity in 3DBusinessMeet the people running startup competitions in emerging marketsBusinessScientist makes films by stringing together microscopic imagesBusinessFrom the Editor