29 January 2020
This week, watch nail-biting drama as researchers escape an underwater lab, discover physical intelligence – humans' most essential ability – and visit Vincent van Gogh
20 November 2019
Sentient machines with empathy and morality are coming. We urgently need to make some life-and-death decisions about their rights
19 November 2019
Apps that secretly give people access to their partners' smartphones are growing in prominence, but is the threat being taken seriously?
25 September 2019
If you believe the headlines, screens are supposed to warp our skeletons, damage our mental health and alienate us from our families. But the evidence paints a more nuanced picture
22 May 2019
Polygraph machines remain in use despite being widely discredited, and there are much better alternatives for seeking the truth
24 April 2019
To be a successful YouTuber, you need to let viewers into your life. But this creates fake intimacies that can lead to tragic consequences for stars and fans alike
20 March 2019
Firms that turn behaviour into saleable data are reshaping society – and us, says Shoshana Zuboff as she discusses her book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
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
25 October 2017
We've lost faith in experts, but increasingly rely on strangers we meet online. Is it wise to replace long-evolved instincts at the click of a button?
