Sandra: A world where AI is less artificial than it seems
22 August 2018
Orbital Teledynamics is hiring real women to work as digital assistants they call "Sandra". What's going on? Can it end well? Find out in this all-star podcast drama
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The Neuroscience of Emotion: time to take our emotions very seriously
22 August 2018
Is non-conscious emotion possible, in animals, humans, even robots? This is just one fascinating thought experiment in an authoritative new book on emotions
George Church: The maverick geneticist now wants to reverse ageing
22 August 2018
He stirred controversy with his plans to bring back the woolly mammoth. But first he's working on editing sperm – and trying out his ageing reversal techniques on dogs
The big slowdown: 6 reasons why UK life expectancy growth is stalling
22 August 2018
Life expectancy has grown massively in recent decades, but in the UK the gains are starting to ease off. Could dementia, austerity, or something else be to blame?
Prehistoric girl had parents belonging to different human species
22 August 2018
A sliver of bone once belonged to “Denny”, the child of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father – the first such first-generation hybrid ever found
Bacteria can be used to turn type A blood into universal type O
21 August 2018
A new family of enzymes found in the human gut has been used to quickly turn type A blood into type O - which can be used for transfusions in anyone
5000-year-old monument was built by a society without leaders
20 August 2018
Why go to the effort to build a vast monument when you’re a wandering herder in a society of equals? A 5000-year-old burial site in Kenya offers some clues
New mega-journal will raise the profile of African science
16 August 2018
A new journal for Africa's scientific researchers is about to makes its debut. It could be a game changer for the continent, says Curtis Abraham
