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intelligence

Pigeons can understand probabilities - just like primates can

Life

Pigeons can understand probabilities - just like primates can

We know that humans and some other primates can instinctively distinguish between high and low probabilities – now pigeons have shown they might share the skill

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A pop art-style lady singsla-la-la

Technology

Facebook AI turns your idle humming into a Bach orchestra piece

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Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

Life

Chimp evolution was shaped by sex with their bonobo relatives

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We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Doctors examine medical images

Health

How Theresa May’s plan for an AI-powered NHS could go very wrong

Analysis

An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

Technology

An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo

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Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

Technology

Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

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DeepMind AI developed navigation neurons to solve a maze like us

Technology

DeepMind AI developed navigation neurons to solve a maze like us

Humans have neurons called “grid cells” that help us find our way as we navigate our surroundings. DeepMind's AI has developed something similar as it learned to navigate a maze

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Technology

Evading death and mind-uploading: The ambition of transhumanism

Culture

Technology

AI that deletes people from photos makes rewriting history easy

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Earth

Cute but dim quolls have been taught to stop eating toxic toads

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Life

Horses remember if you smiled or frowned when they last saw you

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