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Chess enthusiasts watch World Chess champion Garry Kasparov on a television monitor as he holds his head in his hands at the start of the sixth and final match 11 May 1997 against IBM's Deep Blue computer in New York. Kasparov lost this match in just 19 moves giving overall victory to Deep Blue with a score of 2.5-3.5. / AFP / STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

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How to Stay Smart in a Smart World review: Why humans still trump AI

Despite AI's impressive feats at driving cars and playing games, a new book by psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer argues that our brains have plenty to offer that AI will never match

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Severance review: A compelling thriller about dividing work and play

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Severance review: A compelling thriller about dividing work and play

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The shipping container holding the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) is unloaded from a United States Air Force C-5 cargo plane following its arrival at the Launch and Landing Facility runway at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 10, 2021. Teams then transported the satellite to an Astrotech Space Operations facility in nearby Titusville for prelaunch processing. A collaboration between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, GOES-T is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on March 1, 2022. The launch is being managed by NASA?s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy, America?s multi-user spaceport.

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Don't miss: The live launch of NASA's latest environmental satellite

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Dual review: The dark side of cloning played straight for laughs

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The Man Who Tasted Words review: Inside the odd world of human senses

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Petrov’s flu review: A surreal journey through one man’s delirium

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Petrov’s flu review: A surreal journey through one man’s delirium

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Don’t Miss: A fresh look at the enduring mysteries of the big bang

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Over 190 African heritage sites threatened by rising seas this century

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Mickey7 review: If you want to live forever, read the small print

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Space Force. (L to R) Don Lake as Brad Gregory, Diana Silvers as Erin Naird in episode 203 of Space Force. Cr. Diyah Pera/Netflix ?? 2021

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Don’t miss: the return of Space Force, Netflix’s moon-shot comedy

New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn’t miss

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The Fear Index review: A psychological thriller with a dash of AI

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Japanese and English language folk songs evolved in the same way

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Don't miss: A rare chance to see a coveted natural history book

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How the World Really Works review: The tech that underpins society

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