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Smart, Funny, & Hot: Why some people have it all...

A professor of psychology explains why intelligence, personality, and even attractiveness often correlate.

Sep 21

What AI really tells us about the culture war

The Turing model of intelligence falls short of imagining the full scope of what humans are capable of, even as regards their ability to use language...

Sep 19

The boats aren't going away...

Migrants aren’t taking treacherous journeys in precarious dinghies because they were duped by crafty people smugglers...

Sep 17

Dating in the world of "Deep Fakes"

But what if ordinary dating sites allowed users to see their potential date naked using advanced AI that could “virtually undress” that person? Let’s…

Sep 14

The Romans & Embryo Selection

Give pagan Romans CRISPR and polygenic screening and all the rest, what would they do with it?

Sep 13

Values, Voice, and Virtue

Well-written and cogently argued, Matt Goodwin’s new book, “Values, Voice, and Virtue: The New British Politics” tells the British version of a story…

Sep 12

Are we really getting smarter?

And other questions researchers want the answers to...

Sep 9

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