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Humans

Language: Unlocking the past's most powerful secret

The to and fro that happens when we talk is key to understanding language, and challenges the way we view human nature, argue two books

Culture

Enigma machine

Technology

Cracking it: Enigma’s Alan Turing and Linear B’s Michael Ventris

Culture

Two young women at party

Technology

An AI has learned how to pick a single voice out of a crowd

News

earbuds

Technology

Google's new earbuds act as two-way translators in your ear

News

This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

Humans

This AI can tell true hate speech from harmless banter

News

Chinese typewriter

Technology

China's struggle to overcome technological imperialism

Culture

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Humans

Brain farts: 9 ways your brain can make you feel stupid

Features

A centre in France for people with visual impairment

Health

Blind people repurpose the brain's visual areas for language

News

Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

Technology

Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

News

Futuristic city

Space

Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

In this season’s crop of science fiction, the world turns to putty in our hands, we dodge “calendrical rot” and worry about absolute truth

Culture

Technology

Donate your voice so Siri doesn’t just work for white men

News

Technology

Glove turns sign language into text for real-time translation

News

Humans

Say it with feeling: The complex world of emojis

Culture

Humans

Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

Features