
Can a Robot Guess What You’re Thinking?
Scientists are trying to create artificial intelligence that can think about others’ thoughts. What might this reveal about perspective-taking in AI, humans, and animals?
Scientists are trying to create artificial intelligence that can think about others’ thoughts. What might this reveal about perspective-taking in AI, humans, and animals?
One of the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis is taking serious action against a threat that seems so abstract and intangible.
An anthropologist illuminates how both old and new rituals can provide a sense of comfort during times of uncertainty.
An anthropologist traces the development of Homo sapiens’ most creative and destructive force, from the making of stone tools to the rise of religions.
Humans can operate prosthetic limbs with their minds. What will happen if we become increasingly knitted with technology in the future?
As UNESCO brings urgent awareness to Indigenous languages this year, a linguist considers whether saving languages is sentimental or critical.