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Technology

How a ride in a friendly Waymo saw me fall for robotaxis

I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz

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Environment

Why we may be getting urban tree planting all wrong

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Health

Food that is healthy for you can still be catastrophic for the planet

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Mind

How creativity can be found in looking sideways at your goal

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Technology

I’ve been boosting my ego with a sycophant AI and it can’t be healthy

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Environment

Simple plan could raise the billions needed to stem biodiversity loss

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Simulation of a black hole

Space

What does it mean to 鈥渓ook鈥� at a black hole?

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2CTJX4J Truth sandwich journalism concept on standard practice for reporting debunking lies, i.e. to report the facts, then the lie, then reiterate the truth

Humans

We’re homing in on the best ways to tackle misinformation

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Society

Readers deserve better from popular science books

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Portrait of robot dog sitting on wooden floor, 3d rendering

Technology

Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We visit 2032 and meet artificial animals that love their owners, without the carbon footprint of biological pets. Rowan Hooper explains how it happened

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Health

Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care

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Mind

The relentless push for productivity misconstrues how our brains work

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Society

Nobel prizes are still failing to celebrate the diversity of science

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Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

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