Will AI save or ruin democracy? It depends on whether we allow computers to stand in for people
We seem to be caught in a loop that AI will either save or ruin…
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Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains
Social media users could switch off recommender algorithms in their social media feeds, under new…
Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?
A commercial airplane crash can change how people behave long after the immediate tragedy. News…
UK forces join trilateral Arctic exercise in strategic High North operation
Royal Marine Commandos and RAF personnel have deployed alongside Norwegian and US allies to Jan Mayen for Operation…
Science uncovers how the brain interprets artistic beauty
Stand in front of Turner’s Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to…
why even small donations matter in politics these days
Reform UK’s national conference has been rocked by allegations that senior members of the party…
Where is AI headed? Two media theorists from the 1960s can help us figure it out
The 1960s were a time of great change in technology, culture and politics. Television was…
Crackdown on illegal number plates with new government funded roads policing team
government funds new National Roads Policing Coordination Centre, stepping up enforcement on illegal number plates…
Early mammals weren’t all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs
About 200 million years ago, furry little egg-laying creatures evolved the ability to feed their…
The Lindsay Clancy case looks tragically like NZ’s Lauren Dickason trial. Here’s where they differ
After protracted deliberations, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts has failed to…