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psychology

Could we ever build a robot that thinks like a person?

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Could we ever build a robot that thinks like a person?

Could we ever capture the essence of humanity in a robot? That's for us to find out, says Tony Prescott, as he explains the idea of creating a robot with a sense of self.

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Pete Etchells at New ÒÁÈ˾þà Live 2019

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Video game psychology: Are they addictive and can they harm us?

Video

My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

Health

My patient's marriage was saved by a brain injury

Regulars

Stress early in life can make a child’s brain more like an adult's

Mind

Stress early in life can make a child’s brain more like an adult's

News

The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

Humans

The science of boredom can tell us how to keep ourselves amused

Regulars

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Humans

A new wave of apps say they can improve your friendships – can they?

Features

Why people become strangely attached to their robot vacuum cleaners

Technology

Why people become strangely attached to their robot vacuum cleaners

Regulars

Covid-19: The science of uncertainty can help us make better choices

Humans

Covid-19: The science of uncertainty can help us make better choices

Comment

TikTok: How did the video-sharing app get so big so quickly?

Technology

TikTok: How did the video-sharing app get so big so quickly?

Culture

Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire

Humans

Efforts to stop prisoners reoffending can be useless or even backfire

Efforts to prevent prisoners from reoffending are often lacking in scientific rigour and can even fly in the face of available evidence

Insight

Humans

Gamifying hate: How alt-right extremists recruit and mobilise online

Features

Mind

People who get lost in the wild follow strangely predictable paths

Features

Last Word

This week’s new questions

Regulars

Technology

Will Instagram filters alter our view of beauty and who we are?

Culture

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