Chatbots won’t help anyone make weapons of mass destruction. But other AI systems just might
Over the past two years, we have seen much written about the “promise and peril”…
An annual roadshow is helping kids from remote Australia realise their dreams of becoming a scientist
“Miss, miss, can I play with your robot?” The question comes from a young local…
Adults grow new brain cells – and these neurons are key to learning by listening
Your brain can still make new neurons when you’re an adult. But how does the…
New dashboard tracks EU’s digital transformation
Eurostat has released the Digitalisation dashboard, offering a dynamic, easy to use interface to track…
AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts
A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems…
South Africa’s new research guidelines are not a green light for heritable human genome editing
The recently updated South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines have been a recent cause…
How right-wing media is like improv theater
If you’ve ever wondered how the right-wing media ecosystem operates and why it’s effective, try…
Why you shouldn’t lie to your children about Father Christmas, according to philosophers
For many children, the winter holidays centre on a lie. They’re told that every Christmas…
Why do I get static shocks from everyday objects? Is it my shoes?
Door handles, taps, playground slides, furry pets… Getting zapped by static electricity is a common…
Lake Victoria, South Africa’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots
Every week seems to bring a new report about where “forever chemicals” have been found:…