Scientists explore what robot-human intimacy could mean for love, work, communication, and even war.
Is Robot Empathy a Trap?Scientists explore what robot-human intimacy could mean for love, work, communication, and even war.
How Human Smarts EvolvedBy counting the number of neurons in brains, one scientist revolutionized our view of why Homo sapiens and nonhuman primates are so much smarter than other animals.
Can Child Sex Offenders Be Rehabilitated?Society tends to see child molesters as incorrigible. But therapy can and does effect change in many individuals. It should be both a duty and a right of such offenders.
The Age of Cultured MachinesResearchers have built a robot that can transfer its skills to other robots. Could this advance pave the way for a robot form of culture?
It’s Official: Neanderthals Created ArtNew evidence from caves in Spain shows that Neanderthals engaged in complex symbolic thought—and were pretty good artists to boot.
Is Cyclical Time the Cure to Technology’s Ills?We can continue our obsessive, harried pursuit of new technology, or we can relax and enjoy life more—but we can’t do both.
What If Machines Could Learn the Way Children Do?Modern-day machines, such as Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, lack intelligence and empathy. Insights from hunter-gatherer communities could pave the way toward more sophisticated gadgets.
Why This Paleolithic Burial Site Is So Strange (and So Important)An ancient interment site in Russia challenges us to rethink how Paleolithic humans in Europe treated their dead and organized their societies.
How Ursula Le Guin’s Writing Was Shaped by AnthropologyA connection can be made between the iconic writer’s science fiction and her father’s groundbreaking work in anthropology.
