In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to obtain records detailing conditions at the immigration detention ...

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Explore why haunted house cinema taps into our deepest psychological fears more effectively than traditional monster movies.

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Ira Dot is the project of Canadian musicians Ryan Akler-Bishop and Eddy Wang. As artists, the duo have stretched their work across a wide canvas: Wang is a filmmaker, multidisciplinary artist, and PhD ...

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Studying the minds of octogenarians with surprising cognitive resilience shows how it's possible to maintain a youthful brain well into old age.

Researchers at Australian start-up Cortical Labs have taught human neurons grown on a chip to play the classic Doom game. In 2021, they had already used 800,000 neurons to play Pong. Now, with four ...

Cryosleep’ remains the preserve of science fiction, but researchers are getting closer to restoring brain function after deep freezing.

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