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New Scientist recommends DeepMind documentary The Thinking Game

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week

Culture

Life

Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans

News

Technology

Should governments really be using AI to remake the state?

Leader

Technology

AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI

News

Technology

Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice

News

Humans

Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe

News

Humans

The biggest coincidence in human evolution

News

High quality 3D rendered image, perfectly usable for topics related to big data, global networks, international flight routes or the spread of a pandemic / computer virus. Textures courtesy of NASA: https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/55167/earths-city-lights, https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/images/73934/topography

Technology

How Moore's law led us to a flawed vision of the future

Comment

Humans

Humans were living in tropical forests surprisingly early

News

Humans

22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles

Tracks and footprints found in New Mexico are by far the earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things

News

Technology

AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days

News

Video

Chris Stringer is tracing human ancestors back a million years

Video

Technology

Why I'm deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines

Comment

Technology

New Scientist recommends 13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music

Culture

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