Build a bot: new book covers history and future of robotics
Ian Randall reviews How to Grow a Robot: Developing Human-Friendly, Social AI by Mark Lee
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Hacking a path to innovation
Bonnie Tsim says “hackathons” are a great way for scientists to apply their skills to the commercial world
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‘Proxima’ review: bonds beyond the bounds of Earth
Andrew Glester reviews the film Proxima and interviews its writer-director Alice Winocour
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The power of authority: why we need to rely on experts
The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined why the authority of science is so important – and how it’s so easy to lose. Robert P Crease explains
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Our perilous planet
David Appell reviews Dangerous Earth: What We Wish We Knew about Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Climate Change, Earthquakes, and More by Ellen Prager
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A matter of trust
Philip Ball reviews Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes
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Survival of the fittest: why businesses must innovate during COVID-19
COVID-19 has clobbered the global economy, which is why – argues James McKenzie – innovation is so vital for business success
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Scepticism beyond pessimism
Andrew Glester reviews For Small Creatures Such As We by Sasha Sagan and interviews the author
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Putting new physics on the syllabus
Niki Bell calls on physicists to insist that exam boards integrate modern discoveries into the education system
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Artificial stupidity
Margaret Harris reviews You Look Like a Thing and I Love You by Janelle Shane
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