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Technology is moving at a pace so fast we can hardly keep track of latest developments. With artificial intelligence automating more of our lives, how will technology shape our future? And what should we do about it?

Can You Tell Rembrandt From AI?

Today, algorithms compete with great art and literature

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Stalking people from your past on social media can bring about uncanny results

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What if the climate catastrophe could be averted, and all that’s needed is some sand from the moon?

Brave New World of Immortality

From radical life extension to simulated minds: will we live forever?

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Imagine this: the company that installed your bionic eyes goes out of business. Now what do you do?

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Beware, the shining light of knowledge is descending upon the world

What’s Our Role on This Planet?

What’s the missing word in Clarke’s quote?

Are These People Real or AI?

Surely you can distinguish real faces from AI-generated ones, right?

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Avoiding the toxic post-apocalyptic outdoors can be a drag, especially when you’re a teenager

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A new technology lets people understand their plants. Part 1 of the Plantalk miniseries

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Since The Listening began, the world has started to collapse. Part 2 of the Plantalk miniseries

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How would you live in a world without electricity? Part 3 of the Plantalk miniseries

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Brave New World of Automation

Artificial Intelligence is changing our lives, but will it also take our jobs?

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Would You Like to Live Forever?

The race for the elixir of life is underway

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Brave New World of Fake News

Disinformation is going to change everything we know about reality

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Brave New World of Data

Letting algorithms use our data to make decisions for us is a risk to humanity

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Brave New World of Cities

By 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in cities. What will their lives look like?

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Brave New World of Post Privacy

Is privacy a thing of the past? And how can we live without it?

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Brave New World of Love

How will 21st century technology transform romance and sex?