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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

To explain the paradox of a smart species that embraces fake news, conspiracy theories and paranormal woo, we need to rethink rationality, says psychologist Steven Pinker

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (10421309a) This Jan. 12, 2019, photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving in Australia. Australian state New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said, Australia's most populous state was the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages or phone calls. The government intends to roll out 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December, he said Australia Distracted Drivers - 23 Sep 2019

Technology

Australia’s AI cameras catch over 270,000 drivers using their phones

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Terms and conditions, website cookies, concept on the screen of computer

Technology

AI reads boring terms and conditions documents so you don't have to

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What is an algorithm?

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Algorithms

flock of horses

Life

Stones smashed by horses can be mistaken for ancient human tools

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Risso's dolphin

Life

Risso’s dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting

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Close up CCTV security camera with blur of traffic jam in the background

Technology

Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

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Watch face - selective focus

Technology

AI has learned to read the time on an analogue clock

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WHY are we conscious?

Humans

Why are we conscious? The answer lies in other animals’ heads

Features

Barn Owl, Tyto alba

Life

Pale barn owls in UK and Ireland hint at ancient land bridge

The barn owls of northern Europe are typically dark-feathered, making the pale-feathered barn owls of the UK and Ireland an anomaly - now a study suggests they arrived via an ancient land bridge connecting the area to Iberia

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Technology

AI can quickly identify structure of drugs designed for ‘legal highs’

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Life

Cats can mentally map their owner’s location from voice alone

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Life

Chimpanzees dislike the smell of death like we do

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Life

Asian honeybees scream in alarm when giant hornets attack the hive

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