Don’t miss: Exploring your own delusions, playing with evolution
6 February 2019
Find out why You Are Not So Smart on the podcast of the same name, get ready to play Evolution the video game, plus more of this week's cultural picks
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Brain training game linked to lower dementia risk a decade later
16 November 2017
Could just ten sessions of brain training be enough to lower your risk of dementia by 29 per cent a decade later? A study suggests so, but some are sceptical
UK’s plan to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling lacks evidence
31 October 2017
Fixed-odds betting terminals suck in problem gamblers with the lure of quick wins, but few studies have investigated how to reduce their harm
Brain-training game fails test against regular computer games
10 July 2017
A study that pitted the Lumosity brain-training program against other computer games suggests it’s no better than them at improving your cognitive abilities
We don't need to lose out to machines, says the man who did
31 May 2017
Two decades after his devastating loss to a supercomputer, chess legend Garry Kasparov is embracing his old adversary
