iD (Ideas & Discoveries)

iD (Ideas & Discoveries) is an intriguing science and technology magazine that delves deep to help readers discover answers to questions about science, nature, psychology, history, current events and more. With captivating photography and design and engaging editorial content, iD will have readers thinking about the world around them in a whole new way.

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AROUND THE WORLD ALONE IN 74 DAYS • No race demands more from its sailors: The Vendée Globe leads participants around the planet—solo and without a break. Not even 100 people have ever made it. In 2020, the starting signal will sound again…

BACK IN BUSINESS

SMARTER IN 60 SECONDS Springtime

CHINA THE LAND OF INTENSIFYING SURVEILLANCE • How do you control the thoughts of a billion and a half people? Very simply: You make every face a scannable identity card—and turn people’s entire lives into a Facebook-like newsfeed. But woe to anyone whose likes, comments, and friend lists do not meet with the approval of the regime…

The Seven World Wonders of LEONARDO DA VINCI • His inventions remain astonishing even today. When Leonardo da Vinci died during the High Renaissance 500 years ago he was far ahead of his progressive time—a man who seemed to be completely awake while others were still sleeping.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SEE RED? • Researchers are trying to understand the factors that make people blow a fuse: what triggers rage, why outbreaks seem to be happening with increasing frequency—and why anger is vital for our survival…

THE 9 TRIGGERS OF ANGER

EXIT STRATEGIES AVOIDANCE

VERBAL DE-ESCALATION

SELF-PROTECTION

MERCURY THE TINY STRANGER • Until recently, less research had been done about Mercury than almost any other planet in the solar system. But now Europe and Japan have launched their joint BepiColombo mission, spending an estimated $2 billion to lay another stepping stone on the pathway toward the Sun.

CAN YOU DROWN ON MOUNT EVEREST? • The climbing season on Mount Everest begins in April. Typically about 600 climbers will reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain each year—about half as many who try. As they do so, they are entering a region unfit for human habitation. And that has consequences…

WHY DID PEOPLE BUILD CASTLES? • Ask a simple question, get a simple answer? Think again! Scientists often have to work meticulously to come up with explanations for basic processes—and sometimes they inadvertently discover marvels that can change our perception of the world.

TOP10 THE WORLD’S STRONGEST ANIMALS • —RELATIVE TO THEIR WEIGHT—

WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU IF YOU HAD TO FLEE FROM A FIRE? • Imagine that your house is on fire and you have only a few seconds to make your escape. What would you rescue from the flames? That’s the question fashion designer Foster Huntington had asked on his blog, and hundreds of people from all around the world responded by sending him their photos. What started out as a photo project later turned into a fascinating psychological exercise—and a book…

HOW DID YOUR FLEECE JACKET GET INTO YOUR SALMON? • “You are what you eat,” or more accurately: “You eat what you wear.” Every second some 2 billion synthetic microfibers enter European waters from the Continent’s washing machines. From there, they make their way into the human body…

THE FASTEST CAMERA IN THE WORLD • Can you photograph atoms? One place this can be done is Hamburg, Germany. The 1,200-year-old city on the Elbe River has recently become the home of an ultramodern facility that can view the building blocks of the universe. And the sophisticated device at the heart of the...