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Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks

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Ruth Mace on human evolution and surviving the apocalypse with yaks

Anthropologist Ruth Mace talks about what motivates us, and how the Tibetan plateau is the best place to be if the apocalypse comes

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Space

Working hypothesis: From DJ sets in space to ancient bagels

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How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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Soap from Napal (left) and from the UK (right)

Technology

AIs seem to be much worse at recognising objects from poorer countries

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Artificial intelligence (AI)

Reconstruction of Homo erectus

Humans

Mystery hominin had sex with ancestors of Neanderthals and Denisovans

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Fake news on a phone

Technology

Fake news generating AIs could be the best weapons to fight fake news

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AI predicts USA are favourites to win the 2019 Women’s World Cup

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AI predicts USA are favourites to win the 2019 Women’s World Cup

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Technology

Anyone can now play with sophisticated AIs thanks to a desktop app

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Technology

AI gamer is a great team player

DeepMind has trained AIs to team up to play <i>Quake III Arena</i>, a first-person shooter video game

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Technology

Humans should worry us more than machines, says founding father of AI

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Humans

Children's teeth reveal previously unknown ancient humans in Siberia

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Life

Elephants can judge the quantity of hidden food just by using smell

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Health

Two brain-rejuvenating proteins have been identified in young blood

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