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This gives credence to the 5–2 diet, which has recently gained in popularity thanks to a large celebrity following.
New finds are revolutionizing what we know about the early humans.
We're directly responsible for our robots' joy, suffering, thoughtfulness, and creative potential.
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Artificial intelligence has the capability to far surpass our intelligence in a relatively short period of time, but we have to lay the right groundwork now while we still can.
Ever recognize the repeating patterns of nature? There’s a theory for that.
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Crowdsourcing as an idea isn't anything new, says historian and sex researcher Alice Dreger. She tells us about the history of public gathering of information from the medieval era to today.
Here are some of the best books on the rich history, rabid speculations and intriguing fictionalized world of artificial intelligence.
When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake newsposted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly specific about what that meant. Given my own […]
Dark energy means that the Universe’s expansion is accelerating. But how big will it get, and how fast? Our Universe, as we observe it today, is a vast, enormous place, full […]
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Getting feedback is hard. Giving feedback is even harder. Here’s how to do it properly and empower your team.
The mathematician and codebreaker invented a water filter that only just got build recently. Could it make the ocean's drinkable?
Once hunted to near-extinction, humpback whales living in southern oceans near Antarctica are making a comeback. But will it last?
Ready Player One's spectacular VR OASIS experience has us wondering how achievable it really is and when we'll start seeing immersive VR movies.
The flying drone attack marks one of the latest cases in which criminals have been using consumer models to facilitate illegal activity.
In an immersive virtual environment, what will it be like to kill?
A rare counter-example to the flood of Temperance maps, this Prohibition-era chart celebrates alcohol in its many forms
In 2015, the United States brokered a revolutionary international deal with Iran about their nuclear programme. Here’s the science behind it. In 2015, a historic agreement was reached between Iran and […]
Older, wealthy men exploiting financially strapped young women isn’t new, but it’s an exploding phenomenon with the rising price of higher education and a factor in the ongoing HIV crisis in Africa.
Ruinophilia. The science of loneliness. Live at UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Predicting the future is about to become a whole lot cheaper. Here's how economists look at artificial intelligence.