Radio-controlled mouse hints at new diabetes treatment
Mice have been genetically altered to release insulin when hit with a burst of radio waves – an approach that could lead to diabetes management minus injections
How to think about… Mathematics
Mathematics has a fearsome reputation as the discipline of iron logic. But for its practitioners sometimes the best way to think clearly is to think vaguely
Forget Turing – I want to test computer creativity
The Turing test is too easy – creativity should be the benchmark of human-like intelligence, says Mark Riedl, inventor of the Lovelace 2.0 test
Lima talks set up climate deal for a 'bad outcome'
The outcome of the UN climate talks in Lima has left many people disappointed, raising questions over a climate deal next year in Paris
Inside an internet addiction treatment centre in China
Some parents in China are sending kids hooked on the internet to rehabilitation centres where they are denied online access
To save animals, we must work with their culture
For the first time, a global treaty has recognised non-human culture. Now we must rethink how we preserve key species, says biologist Philippa Brakes
How to think about… Probability
Probability is one of those things we all get wrong… deeply wrong. The important thing is not to use your intuition
How to think about… The big bang
What came before the big bang, and what is the universe expanding into? Here are the physicists' shortcuts to visualising the unimaginable
How to think about… Deep time
It's easy to measure time using human lifespans, but peering down the billions of years of Earth's history can give you vertigo
How to think about… Infinity
Infinity is larger than large. It's only when you try to work out how much larger that you realise some infinities are larger than others
How to think about… Computing
Sundials, your liver, even a rock: all of them fit the most basic definition of a computing machine. So what's a sensible definition?
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