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A man gazes at the Milky Way

Figuring out what the Milky Way looks like is akin to a murder mystery

29 January 2020

How can we get a picture of the whole Milky Way if we are inside it? Good sleuthing is needed to combine all the clues, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
BWPNWF Members of the English Defence League (EDL) congregate outside the Jazz Pub in Preston, England before protesting on November

It's too late to ban face recognition – here's what we need instead

23 January 2020

Plans to ban face recognition in public places would only halt a tiny fraction of its use. Instead we need to regulate the technology – and fast, says Donna Lu

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