Bang the rocks together, guys in The Economist 29 June 2019
Monkeys are using tools really intelligently. New research discovers that wild bearded capuchins...
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Inside the mind’s eye by Daniel Cossins in NewScientist 8 June 2019
People with amazingly clear mental images. Cossins writes about those people with the unusual...
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Innovative chimpanzees by Michael Marshall in NewScientist 25 May 2019
Imitation vs reasoning in chimpanzees. Scientists continue to believe that animals are not...
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Machines see differently by Linda Geddes in NewScientist 18 May 2019
Getting machines to see more like humans. Computer science is making progress in reducing AI’s...
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Fallible machines and fallible humans by Robert Wright in Straits Times 16 April 2019
Safe automation and safe AI still has a long way to go. This is yet another article amongst a...
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One of these is a power drill by Chris Baraniuk in NewScientist 270419
AI uses one method to do object recognition; humans use two. Everyone is familiar with the AI...
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Did hominins evolve in Europe by Colin Barras in NewScientist 20 April 2010
The history of human evolution takes another twist. New research suggests that mankind’s hominin...
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Has religion been good or bad for humanity by Harvey Whitehouse? in NewScientist 6 April 2019
It rather depends on how you define good and bad. Whitehouse asks whether religion has played an...
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Chimps are losing their culture by Michael Marshall in NewScientist 16 March 2019
Chimps are losing their cultural diversity due to too many humans. Researchers have shown a clear...
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How AI Will Go Out Of Control According To 52 Experts by CBInsights 19 February 2019
Give yourself a cheap thrill reading about AI’s potential to wipe us out. This is a wonderful...
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Chimp signals a bit like human speech in NewScientist 23 February 2019
Maybe human language is not as distinctive as previously thought. Researchers have been looking at...
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Robots that look after grandma in The Economist 16 February 2019
Demand for multi-purpose robots is rising, unlike supply. Two recent research studies have...
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Angels and Demons by Richard Wrangham in NewScientist 16 February 2019
Language enabled early man to develop social tolerance. Wrangham has written a summary of the...
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Brain study probes primate software by Alison Abbott in Nature 24 January 2019
Neurons in the primate brain work differently as between monkeys and humans. It is generally...
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Algorithms are just too easy a bogeyman for volatile markets by David Siegel in FT 22 January 2019
Algorithmic thinking has its place. Whilst the article was written for a financial audience, it...
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Rogue traders by Daniel Cossins in NewScientist 22 December 2018
Fungi can do economics too. Cossins describes three pieces of research that show that non-human...
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Quora answer to Is reinforcement learning a dead end? by Sridhar Mahadevan
Trenchant critique of reinforcement learning. Mahadevan, a fellow of the AAAI, sets out his...
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Uber has cracked two classic ’80s video games by Will Knight in MIT Technology Review 26 November 2018
New algorithm makes up for intermittent reinforcement. In most games, a machine learning algorithm...
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‘Mini brains’ show human-like activity by Sara Reardon in Nature 22 November 2018
Cortical tissue in a Petri dish makes waves. Scientists have cultured stem cells to form clumps of...
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The plant whisperer by Joshua Howgego in NewScientist 24 November 2018
Plants can learn and memorise. Evolutionary ecologist, Monica Gagliano, has managed to demonstrate...
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