
Computing
Scientists Say: Code
Writing code allows people to tell computers and other smart devices what to do.
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Writing code allows people to tell computers and other smart devices what to do.
Social robots can teach, help and keep people company. What would it take for machines to form real friendships with people? And do we even want that?
One gene drive to eliminate malaria seems to work in the lab. Now it’s time to ask local people if they want it released in the wild.
In 1950, Alan Turing proposed a test to tell a human from a computer. Today, that Turing test may tell us more about ourselves than about machines.
The spiny discovery moves this minion lookalike off a distant limb on the human family tree.
How clever! Scientists used print-speed adjustments to control how flat, 3-D printed shapes morph into complex wooden objects.
Long-necked plesiosaurs were thought to be slow swimmers. But new research suggests the animals’ large size helped them overcome water resistance.
The idea of the metaverse comes from science fiction. But technology could make such immersive virtual worlds a reality.
These ultrafast computers perform complex calculations for research on cancer, quantum physics and more.
A combination of evolution and learning may lead to more intelligent and agile robots.