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Bots Outperform Humans If They Impersonate Us
Bots masquerading as humans in a game outperformed their human opponents—but the their superiority vanished when their machine identity was revealed. Christopher Intagliata...
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Air Pollution: An Unclear and Present Danger
Journalist and author Beth Gardiner talks about her new book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution. And CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna talks about gene editing....
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Urban Heat Islands Mean Warming Will Be Worse in Cities
The effect needs to be factored into adaptation strategies, which will differ from city to city
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What Makes a Song? It's the Same Recipe in Every Culture
Humans everywhere bring together pitch, tempo and the like in a similar fashion
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Brain Circuit Involved in Compulsive Drinking Identified in Mice
Activity in this circuit predicted which animals would keep drinking despite negative consequences
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The Downside of Tech Hype
It makes it harder for scientists, engineers and policy makers to understand how technology is changing and make good decisions
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Photo Gallery: The Universe through X-ray Eyes
After two decades in space, the world’s leading x-ray telescope is still revealing new secrets of the cosmos
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How Video Games Can Teach Us to Play Well with Others
What I learned from a game that brings the phenomenon of implicit bias vividly to life
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Office Workers May Be Breathing Potentially Harmful Compounds in Cosmetics
Some cosmetics and deodorants contain chemicals that, when released into the air, may pose a risk to human health
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