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Health

Do you run with bent arms? Turns out it doesn't make much difference

A study found that people don’t use any more energy by running with their arms held straight, even though they found it was a more awkward running style

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Technology

AI made from a sheet of glass can recognise numbers just by looking

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Belly button lint

Definition

Belly button lint

Kronos quartet

Technology

A classical concert at the Barbican shows how AI interprets a recital

Culture

Google's AI training field

Technology

Google has made a virtual soccer pitch to train AIs to play football

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Life

Seals remember what they just did – but only for about 18 seconds

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A child and a poodle

Technology

Teaching AIs to make mistakes like kids would help them learn faster

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MRI scanner

Technology

AIs that diagnose diseases are starting to assist and replace doctors

Insight

faces in crowd

Technology

I travelled to a future where AI cameras track your every move

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What is the body made of?

Question

What is the body made of?

The human body contains around 20 different elements, mostly made inside ancient stars.

Technology

AI learns to gamble illogically like humans to predict our behaviour

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Technology

The US is making digital camouflage so that AIs can’t spot spy planes

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Life

Death of mother prompts adolescent chimps to look after their siblings

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Life

Seals have been trained to sing the Star Wars theme - have a listen

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