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Death researcher on pandemics and our fascination with dying

Technology

Death researcher on pandemics and our fascination with dying

Pandemics of the past can teach us about the current one, says John Troyer, who studies how we use technology to alter the experience of death

Regulars

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Humans

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Features

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Health

Brain ultrasound scanner could speed diagnosis of head injuries

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Wind turbines

Technology

Wind-powered turbines could clean pollutants from our air

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Robot plants made from origami mimic transpiration to track the sun

Technology

Robot with origami leaves can follow the sun like a real plant

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Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

Technology

Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

Culture

China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

Technology

China is using mass surveillance tech to fight new coronavirus spread

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Election cyberattacks? It’s incompetence we need to worry about

Technology

Election cyberattacks? It’s incompetence we need to worry about

Comment

Menlo Park suburb looking out to Palo Alto in Silicon Valle

Technology

How a flawed mentality led to Silicon Valley’s meteoric rise

Culture

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

Technology

What would our lives be like if Amazon or Tinder ran an entire city?

A sci-fi collection explores extreme corporate futures, such as a Tinder-run city where you can swipe left or right for everything from sex to teachers

Culture

Technology

What are the ethics of CGI actors – and will they replace real ones?

Insight

Environment

The aviation industry has a plan to make planes green. It won't work

Insight

Technology

Phone number theft through SIM-jacking is on the rise in the UK

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Health

AI system is better than human doctors at predicting breast cancer

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