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Society

What the US election will mean for AI, climate action and abortion

The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion

Health

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

F6M33H RELEASE DATE: Dec 18, 2007. ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. STUDIO: World Artists. PLOT: Twenty-five years after the initial release of BLADE RUNNER, director Ridley Scott uses archival footage to re-create his original vision for the sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is set in Los Angeles in 2019. Earth has become a polluted and miserable dystopia, and many people have fled to live 'Off World' on other planets. This dreary vision of the future features replicants: lifelike robots built as slaves for human use. When a replicant escapes his owner, a

Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

Technology

It’s parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

Society

How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

Handout film still from Cyborg: A Documentary. Colour-blind artist Neil Harbisson is the world?s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to ?hear? colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself. Neil?s childhood friend Moon Ribas has collaborated with him on his journey. A dancer and choreographer, she has had implants in her arm and foot which allow her to perceive earthquakes from all over the planet as vibrations in her body. In Carey Born?s engaging documentary Neil and Moon confront their detractors head-on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind.

Technology

Documentary tells the fascinating story of a man wired to hear colour

Mathematics

The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

Society

Is digital technology really swaying voters and undermining democracy?

Natural History Museum, London new urban wildlife garden

Natural History Museum’s new gardens aim to restore UK’s urban nature

Technology

Planes are under attack from GPS jamming 鈥� can we find a fix?

GPS jamming and spoofing has begun to affect transatlantic flights. Now the race is on to develop alternative ways of navigating

Technology

The hacker turned politician using digital tech to reimagine democracy

Technology

See the solitary structures that once helped aircraft stay on course

Technology

What everyone gets wrong about the 2015 Ashley Madison scandal

Technology

Why curbing chatbots’ worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole