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Humans

7 ways to tame your wandering mind and achieve better focus

Trying to focus but keep getting distracted? From mind-wandering to doodling, the simplest ways to stay on track are not what you expect

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Life

How to daydream your way to better learning and concentration

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Health

A little cannabis every day might keep brain ageing at bay

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Technology

Inquisitive bot asks questions to test your understanding

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Technology

Robots taught to work alongside humans by giving high fives

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Life

Chimps pass on sponge drinking trick like a family tradition

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Technology

AI learns to play video game from instructions in plain English

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Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti

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Deep learning tells giraffes from gazelles in the Serengeti

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Technology

New computer vision challenge wants to teach robots to see in 3D

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Technology

MRI brain scans train machines to see the world more like us

Teaching machine learning algorithms to recognise objects in a more human-like way could make it easier for us to trust them in systems like driverless cars

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Technology

Bias test to prevent algorithms discriminating unfairly

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Life

Can data save rhinos? How to attack wildlife crime at source

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Humans

How we lost the world-changing power of useless knowledge

Culture

Technology

What makes a good surgeon? Video analysis rates suturing skills

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