Reading minds

New studies, books, apps and more to help you stay well in mind and body.

The pictures on this page aren’t as simple as they seem. Yes, different colours mark the nerve systems in the bodies of mice. But to achieve this, the team of scientists first had to build a custom mi

JOANNE JANG SEES HER WORK AS “empowering users to fulfill their goals” right up to the point of not causing harm or infringing on others’ freedoms. “AI-lab employees should not be the arbiters of what

STUART RUSSELL RECEIVES FOUR OR five emails a day from people who seem to be in the grips of psychosis, convinced their AI chatbot of choice is suddenly conscious. “It’s appointing them as its emissar

From baby Botox to podcast digests, friendship snacking to weeny workouts, could microdosing everything be the answer to fitting all the fun into a full-to-bursting life, asks Nicola Down

UNDER A CRYSTAL CHANDELIER IN A HIGH-ceilinged anteroom in Paris, the moderator of Intelligence Rising is reprimanding his players. These 12 former government officials, academics, and artificial inte