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How to create a realistic virtual child (and why you might want to) © Cathal Duane

How to create a realistic virtual child (and why you might want to)

Science is closing in on exercise in pill form. That might not be such a good thing... © Mario Wagner

Science is closing in on exercise in pill form. That might not be such a good thing…

If a chatbot became sentient we'd need to care for it, but our history with animals carries a warning

If a chatbot became sentient we’d need to care for it, but our history with animals carries a warning

First James Webb images show us

First James Webb images show us “creation as it happens”, says Hawking Chair in Cosmology

A person looking at art in a gallery

Why do we find art beautiful? It all comes down to fireworks in the brain

We all hated Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant – so why do we love our robot vacuums? © Getty Images

We all hated Clippy the Microsoft Office assistant – so why do we love our robot vacuums?

How false memories can shape a criminal court case © Scott Balmer

How false memories can shape a criminal court case

Olbers' Paradox: What the mystery of the night sky teaches us about our Universe

Olbers’ Paradox: What the mystery of the night sky teaches us about our Universe

Illustration of people doing various tasks

Why Google is just a massive to-do list

James Webb is about to take us to the

James Webb is about to take us to the “edge of time”. Here’s why that’s even cooler than it sounds

The robots are coming for your job… if you’re a dolphin

The robots are coming for your job… if you’re a dolphin

Why does researching bisexuality matter? © Scott Balmer

Why does researching bisexuality matter?

SkyMall

SkyMall was Amazon before Amazon… and before the internet

It's time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that's okay

It’s time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that’s okay

Got a big decision to make? What the vampire allegory tells us about change © Scott Balmer

Got a big decision to make? What the vampire allegory tells us about change