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Chris Stringer

Life

Don't Miss: African origins, deadly mozzies and meeting of minds

This week, listen to a founder of Out-of-Africa theory, read about our deadliest enemy, the mosquito, and explore the future of human and robot minds

Culture

This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

Technology

This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

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A person on her phone

Technology

It's too soon to tell if DeepMind's medical AI will save any lives

Analysis

Two heads with some dots between them

Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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orangutans

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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A person playing online poker

Technology

AI beats professionals at six-player Texas Hold ’Em poker

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James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

Humans

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

Regulars

The Epstein-Barr virus is linked to stomach cancer

Health

AI can teach doctors to spot signs of cancer-causing viruses

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goat

Life

Goats reveal their feelings with the sound of distinctive bleats

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light rays passing through glass

Technology

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

A sheet of glass can distinguish between drawings of 0 to 9, because light waves reflected off the images are bent differently as they pass through the glass

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Technology

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

Culture

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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Technology

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

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