Evolution tells us we might be the only intelligent life in the universe
NASAAre we alone in the universe? It comes down to whether intelligence is a probable outcome of natural selection, or...
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How quantum computers could steal your bitcoin
Part of IBM Research's quantum computer. IBM Research/Flickr, CC BY-NDCryptocurrencies like bitcoin have recently captured the public’s imagination because they...
AI can tackle the climate emergency – if developed responsibly
William Potter/ShutterstockOur planet is altering at a dangerous pace due to climate change. And at the same time, we seem...
Learn computerese as a second language (that’s code for code)
Forget Spanish, French or German - try learning a coding language instead. Ivana VasiljIf horror meister Stephen King was a...
How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn’t in brain size, but blood flow
Skulls hold clues to intelligence. (Clockwise from left: Australopithecus, orangutan, gorilla, chimpanzee) Roger Seymour, Author providedHow did human intelligence evolve?...
US health care companies begin exploring blockchain technologies
Finding ways to link health care data in a secure and confidential way. PopTika/Shutterstock.comThe sprawling U.S. health care industry has...
Digital privacy and Covid-19: between a paradox and a hard place
The situation in which the world is currently living is extraordinary in every sense of the word: since the outbreak...
The coronavirus has thrust human limitations into the spotlight. Will it mark the rise of automation?
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive surge in global unemployment. It has also highlighted the increasingly valuable role of...
Beyond a technical bug: Biased algorithms and moderation are censoring activists on social media
Activists, influencers raise alarm after MMIWG content disappears from Instagram on Red Dress Day. (Solen Feyissa/Unsplash)Following Red Dress Day on...
Keep it creative to get kids into coding
Exciting times for school kids LupucaA new subject is to be introduced in England to kick start our technological future....
