Issue #118Aug 2021 Leaders A big 'if'by Bianco PialuisaWidescreen The town that got so hot it burnedby Mona MarcoTalking heads Championsby Editorial team LongitudeSmart thinking Growing at seaby Broggi DaniloMy cup of tea A friendly disagreementby Castellaneta GianniLife's memories From nomadic life in Africa to Turin’s City Councilby Petrucci Pietro Discovering the 'Italians from Italy'by Aden Sheik MohamedOccam's razor What genes tell us about obesityby Serlupi Crescenzi OttavianoSpace race One word, multiple identitiesby Tantardini MarcoTech Talk Reshaping the auditby Paliani AndreaPassageways Too little too lateby Incalza ErcoleCuba No room to move forwardby Stefanini MaurizioAfrica Five no's, two worries and one threatby Bono AnnaMiddle East Hangman-in-chiefby Ottolenghi Emanuele Iranian state of fluxby Joveneau MariePotomac watch Abajo a la dictaduraby Cianfanelli RenzoFeatured briefing Above and beyond for humanityby Corcione Carlo The new frontierby Joveneau MarieGlobal issues The global infrastructure hubby Salzano PasqualeMegaphone Becoming an iconby Comin GianlucaWarming bloopers A summer of extremesby Clini CarloChosen words Summer readsby Stefanini MaurizioNumbers Homicideby Bini FedericoCover story After Mutti, the floodby Cingolani Stefano The last Chancellorby Sadun Bordoni Gianluca Berlin's weightby Joveneau Marie Greater Switzerland syndromeby Vento Sergio The fetish for rigorismby Federico Carli and Carola Macagno