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Mind

Why living in a volatile age may make our brains truly innovative

The unpredictability of our times isn't all bad, as it may help us think up some genuine new ideas, says Daniel Yon, author of A Trick of the Mind

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RC9MHB Rome, Italy, 05/06/2018: a street artist simulates an invisible man on the pedestrian area along tevere castello near castel sant'angelo.

Technology

How invisibility cloaks could make us disappear 鈥� at least from AI

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Team of EMS Paramedics React Quick to Provide Medical Help to Injured Patient and Get Him in Ambulance on a Stretcher. Emergency Care Assistants Arrived on the Scene of a Traffic Accident on a Street.

Health

Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork

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Technology

Social media is dead 鈥� here鈥檚 what comes next

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The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower in the night sky. The Aquariids are visible from mid-July to mid-August each year, with peak activity on July 28 or 29. Photographed with a Canon Rebel Xsi, 17mm lens, ISO 800, 20 sec. exposure.

Space

How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month

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Humans

Homo naledi’s burial practices could change what it means to be human

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Mind

Tapping into the full power of music could transform our lives

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EJ532Y The 11/19 pit and twin slag heaps in Lens (France) or residues left over from the coal extraction process.

Earth

We’ve found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps

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Environment

Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

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Environment

Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century

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Space

The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?

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Health

The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises

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Technology

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

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Health

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

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