{"id":14236,"date":"2022-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=14236"},"modified":"2022-09-16T09:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T07:03:43","slug":"from-the-editor-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/2022\/07\/04\/from-the-editor-5\/","title":{"rendered":"From the editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FROM THE EDITOR<\/h2>\n\n
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There\u2019s a song that epitomises my thoughts about life in the city. It goes \u201cNew York, I love you. But you\u2019re bringing me down\u201d. I imagine this sums up the love affair many of us have with the cities we live in, even if it\u2019s not the Big Apple. Life in the city comes at a cost. Not just the obvious one (the money it takes to keep you alive and off the street) but the toll it can take on your physical and mental wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The pandemic, which kept us shut in our homes and taught us to work remotely, seems to have shone a harsh light on that trade-off. The air pollution, congestion, lack of green space, noise and everything in between, now seems like too high a price to pay for many. Realising this, people have started quitting their jobs and leaving the city \u2013 and in such great numbers that some are calling it the Great Resignation. <\/p>\n\n

We\u2019re perhaps still too close to the pandemic to see the effect all this will have, but the powers that be seem to have taken note and, like the rest of us, are viewing this moment as an opportunity for change. Now, urban planners around the world are dreaming up new ways to improve our ageing cities, and tempt some of us to stay in them. Across the channel, Paris is planning to transform the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es into one enormous garden, and the city\u2019s Mayor intends to turn Parisian rooftops green and build the world\u2019s largest urban farm. Clearly, there\u2019s an appetite for change. So head to over to Future Cities<\/em><\/a> to find out some of the best ways we could transform our urban landscapes. <\/p>\n\n

Enjoy the issue! <\/p>\n\n

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Daniel Bennett, Editor<\/p>\n\n

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CONTRIBUTORS <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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DR DONNA KEAN<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

They might not be everyone\u2019s cup of tea, but we\u2019re besotted with the hero rats who are being trained to find people buried under earthquake rubble.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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DR HELEN PILCHER<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Helen explores the world of animal vision and reveals how different ocular arrangements can help them catch their dinner or avoid becoming a meal themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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DR STUART CLARK<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This month, astronomy writer Stu stays a little closer to home and takes a look at how close we\u2019re getting to achieving nuclear fusion \u2013 the very same process that powers the Sun.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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PROF DANN MITCHELL<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan saw the mercury rise to 51\u2070C in June. Dann explains whether extraordinary heat like this will become more common as the planet\u2019s climate changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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ON THE BBC THIS MONTH…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Seven Days on Mars<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Brian Cox gets unprecedented access to the control room of the Mars Perseverance Rover and the Ingenuity helicopter as they explore the Martian surface looking for signs of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How COVID changed science<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic put a fire under researchers and fast-forwarded traditional scientific processes. Prof Devi Sridhar takes a look at how the last two years have changed medicine for better or worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC Radio 4<\/strong>, 8 July, 11am<\/strong>. Also available on BBC Sounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CrowdScience: What is healthy hair?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We love our hair, hence the internet is awash with tips and advice for looking after your locks. But what does it really mean to have healthy hair? The CrowdScience team brushes up to find the most environmentally friendly way to keep your barnet in tip-top condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BBC World Service<\/strong>, 1 July, 8:30pm<\/strong>. Also available on BBC Sounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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