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Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Flynn Coleman on the Potential for Ethical Technology

By Flynn Coleman | October 3, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

If You Existed in Multiple Universes, How Would You Act In This One?

Lessons in Morality from Quantum Physics!

By Sean Carroll | September 23, 2019

The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

The Octopus: An Alien Among Us

Michael S. A. Graziano on the Evolution of Animal Consciousness

By Michael S. A. Graziano | September 23, 2019

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

Animals Are Basically... Millennials?

It Turns Out Nature's Way Involves a Lot of Living With Your Parents

By Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers | September 20, 2019

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In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

By Allan H. Ropper and Brian Burrell | September 20, 2019

Vanishing Bees Should Not Be the New Normal

By Brigit Strawbridge Howard | September 20, 2019

Can Humans Read Animals' Minds?

By Lars Svendsen | September 19, 2019

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

Mike Pearl on the Unnerving Depth of Our Digital Dependence

By Mike Pearl | September 18, 2019

Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Searching for Women's Voices in the Harshest Landscape on Earth

Elizabeth Rush on Antarctica, the "Last Male Sanctuary."

By Elizabeth Rush | September 16, 2019

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Françoise Baylis on the Problematic New Science of
"Building Better Humans"

By Françoise Baylis | September 16, 2019

How Can You Know What Your Dog <br>is Really Feeling?

How Can You Know What Your Dog
is Really Feeling?

Depressed, Confused, Excited, Surprised... and We're Not Listening

By Alexandra Horowitz | September 12, 2019

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Why Does Sickness Feel So Isolating When Everyone is Sick?

Natalie Adler on Anne Boyer's The Undying

By Natalie Adler | September 11, 2019

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter

On Fritz Zwicky's Attempts to Assimilate in America

By John Johnson, Jr. | September 11, 2019

Brief Interviews with Imaginary Friends (and the Kids Who<br> Love Them)

Brief Interviews with Imaginary Friends (and the Kids Who
Love Them)

for things invisible." TRUTH.">"Growth into the adult world comes with suspicion and anxiety
for things invisible." TRUTH.

By J. Bradley Wigger | September 9, 2019

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