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This document is a collection of letters from readers published in New Scientist. The letters cover a range of topics, including the search for advanced alien life, the potential of regenerative agriculture to combat climate change, alternative sources of omega-3 for vegetarians and vegans, the challenges of addressing eco-anxiety, the complexity of the economy, the nature of dark matter, the impact of vines on buildings, the risks of technological optimism, the concept of living in a simulation, and the philosophical implications of the quantum multiverse. The letters provide diverse perspectives on these subjects and offer insights into current scientific debates. [Extracted from the article]

This document is a collection of letters from readers published in New Scientist. The letters cover a range of topics, including personal experiences with glucose monitors, theories of everything and abstract geometry, the origins of asteroids, exercise therapy for long covid, the limitations of ancient Greek engineering, the mystery of consciousness, brain changes when playing musical instruments, the impact of climate change on extreme weather events, the subjective nature of tedious tasks, the importance of cars in rural areas, and contact information for submitting letters to the magazine. [Extracted from the article]

Editor's pick Mare vegan food please, but less processed fake meat 28 January, p 13 From Erik Foxcroft, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK I agree that reducing the amount of meat served in schools and other institutions would be good for the planet and could lead to changes in eating habits. Tune in to the Echo of Eternity if you dare 31 December 2022, p 46 From Patrick Gaydecki, professor of digital signal processing, University of Manchester, UK Your feature on the use of soniflcation to reveal the sounds of space was intriguing. It was impractical to ensure adequate heat-processing of the waste meat and the practice was later banned, but not before a consequent condition called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) emerged in people due to infected meat. [Extracted from the article]