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Humans

Modern lifestyles shaped our evolution only a few thousand years ago

Two new studies reveal recent evolutionary changes in Europe and East Asia, suggesting that modern living can change our immune systems and metabolism

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Technology

AI's weirdest creations include beef truffles and diving board hats

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At London's Barbican Hall, sound and vision ushered in the End Times

Humans

At London's Barbican Hall, sound and vision ushered in the End Times

Culture

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Technology

AI lie detection at border control should proceed with caution

Leader

Anne-Marie Imafidon: AI and the future of work

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Anne-Marie Imafidon: AI and the future of work

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border control

Technology

An AI lie detector will interrogate travellers at some EU borders

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Neanderthals were stockier than us, so needed more oxygen

Humans

Neanderthals may have powered their bigger bodies by breathing deeper

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Nira Chamberlain: The maths that can stop an apocalypse

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Beth Singler: What machines can tell us about being human

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Beth Singler: What machines can tell us about being human

Video

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Technology

AI makes new video games by watching people play Super Mario and Kirby

An artificial intelligence has taught itself the basics of video game design by watching people play classic games and is now generating new ones of its own

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Technology

Presenting robots as people stops us thinking clearly about AI

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Mind

Your brain is like 100 billion mini-computers all working together

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Mind

Your genes affect which university you go to but that’s no surprise

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Patricia Vargas: Should robots have rights?

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