What Constitutes a Mind? Lars Chittka Challenges Our Perception of Sentience With the Smallest of Creatures
At the beginning of my research career around 15 years ago, any suggestion that a…
Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but also…
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 3)
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What 2022 midterm candidates tweeted about at federal, state, local level
As Election Day draws closer, candidates for office at the federal, state and local level…
New Evidence Changes What We Thought About How Ancient Humans Prepared Food
We humans can’t stop playing with our food. Just think of all the different ways…
Teen Life on Social Media in 2022: Connection, Creativity and Drama
Majorities of teens credit social media with strengthening their friendships and providing support while also…
DeepMind’s Latest AI Trounces Human Players at the Game ‘Stratego’
AI hates uncertainty. Yet to navigate our unpredictable world, it needs to learn to make…
Key facts about Truth Social
This Pew Research Center analysis provides data about Truth Social as Donald Trump runs for…
Rogue One writers canned a potential sequel that explored the “dark side” of the Rebel Alliance
In context: For many, myself included, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the best…
NextGen TV is the future of broadcasting, and you might already have access to it
Editor’s take: I’ve long been a proponent of cutting the cord – that is, ditching…