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Perjurers and fake reviews train software to spot lies

Life

Perjurers and fake reviews train software to spot lies

An artificial-intelligence system has learned to spot the telltale language people use when lying in court or in fawning online book reviews

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Hot on the trail of consciousness in brain and machine

Life

Hot on the trail of consciousness in brain and machine

CultureLab

We need philosophers to tackle the big cosmic puzzles

Space

We need philosophers to tackle the big cosmic puzzles

Opinion

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Health

Ear bath helps explain rare urge to cut off own limb

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Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

Life

Racial categories aren't hardwired in our minds

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Brain zap rouses people from years of vegetative state

Technology

Brain zap rouses people from years of vegetative state

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Can these pop-sci self-help books make you smarter?

Life

Can these pop-sci self-help books make you smarter?

CultureLab

Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

Life

Sharp thinking: How shaping tools built our brains

Features

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Health

How can you ensure that your life is worth living?

Leader

New cache of fresh neurons found in human brains

Health

New cache of fresh neurons found in human brains

Brain-cell regeneration has been found in a new location in our brains – the new cells may one day be used to treat brain diseases or help stroke recovery

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Life

Our blender brain: How mixing ideas made us human

Opinion

Life

Cure for love: Chemical cures for the lovesick

Features

Life

Brain zapping makes role of mirror neurons clearer

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Life

Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?

Features

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