Zondo Commission’s report on South Africa’s intelligence agency is important but flawed
President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, receives the final State Capture Report from Chief Juistice Raymond Zondo. GCIS/FlickrSouth Africa’s judicial probe into...
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Researchers trained an AI model to ‘think’ like a baby, and it suddenly excelled
ShutterstockIn a world rife with opposing views, let’s draw attention to something we can all agree on: if I show...
Virtual reality can support and enhance outdoor environmental education
Through virtual reality, students can experience environmental processes that would otherwise be invisible to them. (Shutterstock)The use of virtual reality...
Many medications affect more than one target in the body – some drug designers are embracing the ‘side effects’ that had been seen as a drawback
Depending on how you look at it, drugs that can act on multiple targets could be a boon instead of...
South Africa’s deadly July 2021 riots may recur if there’s no change
The aftermath of the looting and violence of July 2021 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty ImagesLast July South...
Brain stimulation can rewire and heal damaged neural connections, but it isn’t clear how – research suggests personalization may be key to more effective therapies
Advances in artificial intelligence and technology have allowed researchers to better explore the mechanisms behind neurostimulation. Iryna Spodarenko/iStock via Getty...
People vary a lot in how well they recognize, match or categorize the things they see – researchers attribute this skill to an ability they call ‘o’
Some people are inherently better at tasks like reading X-rays. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesLike snowflakes, no two people are...
So this is how it feels when the robots come for your job: what GitHub’s Copilot ‘AI assistant’ means for coders
ShutterstockI love writing code to make things: apps, websites, charts, even music. It’s a skill I’ve worked hard at for...
Rather than focus on the speculative rights of sentient AI, we need to address human rights
Humans are not the best judges of consciousness because of their tendency to assign human characteristics on nonhuman entities. (Shutterstock)A...
The dangers of big data extend to farming
Smart technology is demonstrated on a farm in Newark, Mo. (Dilip Vishwanat/AP Images/U.S. Cellular)Most internet users are by now aware...
