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Trolley problem tested in real life for first time with mice

11 May 2018

Would you kill someone to save five others? The first lab enactment of this classic thought experiment raises issues for how we programme self-driving cars
A shorter man talking to a taller man

Napoleon Complex: Are smaller men really more aggressive?

10 May 2018

A study investigating short-man syndrome suggests that smaller men may behave more aggressively than others, providing there are no likely repercussions

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