October 2017 IssueBusinessMaria didn't get the Starbucks job, so she set out to crush itScienceThe robots are coming... to play chess with your granddadThe Big StoryThe ruins of Mosul have exposed the future of high-tech warfareCultureFrom smoking to Ebola, can graphic design save your life?BusinessHow superstar geneticist Craig Venter stays ahead in scienceScienceHow scientists preserved a 200kg blue whale heartCultureThe British Library is racing to save archived sounds from decayBusinessMeet the boy genius changing the way driverless cars seeBusinessTechnology is finally getting political. And that’s a good thingThe Big StorySwipe right for equality: how Bumble is taking on sexism