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Simulation of a black hole

Space

What does it mean to “look” at a black hole?

General relativity teaches us that observing a black hole is all a question of perspective – and technique, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Digitally generated image of man looking at the sunset in the horizon through a big round open window in a wall.

Mind

The relentless push for productivity misconstrues how our brains work

Leader

Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care

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Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care

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Portrait of robot dog sitting on wooden floor, 3d rendering

Technology

Fast forward to the fluffy revolution, when robot pets win our hearts

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Society

Nobel prizes are still failing to celebrate the diversity of science

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It's parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

Technology

It's parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

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F6M33H RELEASE DATE: Dec 18, 2007. ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE: Blade Runner: The Final Cut. STUDIO: World Artists. PLOT: Twenty-five years after the initial release of BLADE RUNNER, director Ridley Scott uses archival footage to re-create his original vision for the sci-fi classic. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick, the film is set in Los Angeles in 2019. Earth has become a polluted and miserable dystopia, and many people have fled to live 'Off World' on other planets. This dreary vision of the future features replicants: lifelike robots built as slaves for human use. When a replicant escapes his owner, a

Society

Why we need to fight back against sexy Asian lady robots

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Environment

How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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If we reassessed what maths is, perhaps it wouldn't make us so anxious

Mathematics

If we reassessed what maths is, perhaps it wouldn't make us so anxious

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A girl with a robot at New Scientist Live

New Scientist Live

New Scientist Live: What we are most excited about seeing this year

Here’s what members of the New Scientist editorial team are keenest to catch at the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discovery, which runs from 12 to 13 October

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Society

A Declaration on Future Generations could bring the changes we need

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Physics

We physicists could learn a lot by stepping beyond our specialisms

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Mind

We need to start telling women how pregnancy changes their brain

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Technology

OpenAI’s warnings about risky AI are mostly just marketing

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