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The Storytelling Computer
Artificial intelligence needs to think like the mythical trickster.
Our Brains Tell Stories So We Can Live
Without inner narratives we would be lost in a chaotic world.
Sun’s Puzzling Plasma Recreated in a Laboratory
The twisting loops of the sun’s magnetic field control the flow of charged particles throughout the solar system. For the first time, researchers have created a scale model of this mysterious environment.
The Flawed Reasoning Behind the Replication Crisis
It’s time to change the way uncertainty is quantified.
Who Will Design the Future?
AI will be staggeringly diverse. Its developers should be, too.
We’re More of Ourselves When We’re in Tune with Others
Music reminds us why going solo goes against our better nature.
Big Black Holes Found in the Smallest Galaxies
Tiny, dim “dwarf” galaxies have been found to hide gas-spewing black holes.
Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know
Researchers are getting close to building a quantum computer that can perform tasks a classical computer can’t. Here’s what the milestone will mean.
