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The pros and cons of saying ‘thank you’ and ‘good morning’ to AI

While some experts see little value in being nice to non-sentient entities, others say the way we interact with artificial intelligence could influence the quality of its responses

21/04/2024

Food neophobia, or when children do not want to try new foods

Minors refusing to eat new foods is usually a temporary problem between two and six years of age, and does not commonly lead to an eating disorder

21/04/2024

Oki Sato, the minimalist designer inspired by manga cat Doraemon

Like the cosmic feline, the founder of design studio Nendo has a magical talent for producing infinite, people-pleasing inventions from nothing

20/04/2024

Cinema therapy: can movies help us process grief or get over a breakup?

Watching films can help us address personal problems from a distance and learn the skills that characters use to resolve their conflicts

20/04/2024

Daron Acemoglu, the economist who says technological innovation does not equal prosperity

The Turkish-American researcher dismantles clichés. He argues that capitalism is based on the mistaken idea that human beings need to consume, when what they really need is to participate

20/04/2024

How to date like a feminist: Experts explain

Learn the signs that you’re dating a macho man and why it is empowering to recognize them and steer clear of them by respecting your own boundaries and values

20/04/2024

4/20: Where to celebrate cannabis day in the United States

Several festivals focused on marijuana culture will be held around the country with music and educational events

20/04/2024

How drugs affect addicts’ brains so that they can even forget to eat and drink

A study on mice suggests that a large part of neurons that regulate thirst and hunger are impacted by the impulses generated by cocaine and morphine

20/04/2024

Why Facebook has been filled with Jesus Christs made with eggs, spaghetti or cauliflowers

The network’s algorithm is promoting outlandish AI-generated images whose virality helps to scam users

20/04/2024

Charan Ranganath, memory expert: ‘There are leaders who weaponize nostalgia to gain power and manipulate people’

In his new book, the American neuroscientist explores all the recent advances in the study of how human beings retain information

19/04/2024

‘Fallout’: A radioactive blast to the TV wasteland

The Amazon Prime Video series demonstrates, much like ‘The Last of Us’ did, the potential of video game adaptations

19/04/2024

The day robots were born

From a symbol of a hi-tech future to a household appliance, the image of the robot has undergone huge changes since its name was first used in a Czech play in 1921

19/04/2024