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A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI's hood

Anil Ananthaswamy's Why Machines Learn: The elegant maths behind modern AI explores the mechanics of the AI revolution, but doesn't examine its ethics

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Members of the medical staff at the Elithair clinic conduct an artificial Intelligence analysis of Felix Hofmann's scalp and his hair roots.

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New Scientist recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

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New Scientist recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

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Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds

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Period atmosphere is best part of game set on turbulent oil rig

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An entertaining history of gases shows science at work in daily life

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New Scientist recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

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2XBXB3H EDITORIAL USE ONLY Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger, is announced as the winner of the 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, taking place at Bedford Square Gardens, London. Picture date: Thursday June 13, 2024.

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Naomi Klein on the rise of misinformation and conspiracy influencers

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Would you resurrect a dead loved one with AI, asks a new documentary

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New Scientist recommends Martha Wells's sci-fi novella All Systems Red

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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers

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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers

An eye-opening new book by psychologist Lucy Foulkes lifts the lid on the surprisingly rational strategies behind the risky behaviours of adolescence, finds Catherine de Lange

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Why many inventions, from flying cars to smart robots, fail to launch

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Cute housebot Sunny lures us into an intriguing and flawed TV show

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Imagining Nigeria as ground zero in an alien invasion

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Imagining Nigeria as ground zero in an alien invasion

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Read an extract from Tade Thompson’s science fiction novel Rosewater

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Read an extract from Tade Thompson’s science fiction novel Rosewater

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