It has been said that monkeys do what monkeys see. Impressionable minors will readily ape and mimic what they see their elders are doing, no matter how wanton or shameless. They are “inspired,” ...

It is, in other words, morally messy and far from didactic.

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Autonomous systems are often judged by how decisively they act. A car that accelerates smoothly into a merge or a robot that navigates a living room with confid ...

The psychological conditioning produced by 1990s devices such as Tamagotchi is relevant, and even uncanny, when facing the ...

When you start a household task, it often seems like just a quick job. But somehow, these chores can spiral into epic quests ...

It’s an image most parents recognise: wanting our children to soar, while secretly fearing they’ll fall. According to a new ...

When Donald Trump’s razor-thin victory in key swing states in 2016 enabled him to win the electoral college vote despite his receiving fewer national ...

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic ...

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One of Rivian's earliest customers drove his R1T for 54,000 miles, but after 17 repair requests, he finally sold it. This ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that it may take considerable time to hand over remains of hostages, ...