Sheldon Cooper is one of the most interesting characters in The Big Bang Theory. His quirky mannerisms, need to always be right, obliviousness to social cues, and eccentric personality, make him a fan ...

Research reveals a profound gap between how people and AI models perceive social scenes – the subtleties and implicit intentions involved in human behaviour.

A revolutionary microscopy method called LICONN enables scientists to reconstruct brain tissue and map synaptic connections using standard light microscopes.

Researchers expect LICONN technology will be broadly useful to enable high-resolution tissue analysis in other organs and ...

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Though considerably less complex than the human brain, advanced AI models are of sufficient complexity to resist their ...

Following on from our first list, we asked New Scientist staff to pick even more of their favourite sci-fi books of all time.

Artificial intelligence voice agents with a wide range of capabilities can now guide interrogations worldwide, Pentagon ...

The Wire crosses paths with the living, breathing elements of Baltimore's institutions, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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