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Our research shows that it emerges in response to what I call the eight wonders of life: the strength, courage and kindness of others; collective movement in actions like dance and sports; nature; ...

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A pile of vinyl records sits on the counter in my sister’s kitchen, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours on the top. At first I assume she’s dug them out of the garage, but they’re all shiny and new; no dog-eared ...

I can’t quite place when I first heard that vitamin C was good for the immune system, but I know I was young. So young that I vividly remember a day at school when I started feeling ill and bought ...

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In 2018, the Vancouver-based start-up Nectome made headlines when Sam Altman paid a $10,000 deposit to join the waiting list for a service that it still does not provide: he wants to “freeze” his ...

I consider myself a tech optimist up to the point where I have to explain to students or audiences about the dark side of AI. As a professor of artificial intelligence and society, it’s my job to ...