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What does it mean to think and could a machine ever do it?

By The ConversationJan 7, 2016, 1:29 AM UTC

What science can tell us about the 'world's largest sapphire'

By The ConversationJan 7, 2016, 1:27 AM UTC

The trouble with taking biometric technology into schools

By The ConversationJan 6, 2016, 3:08 PM UTC

Designer nights out: good urban planning reduces drunken violence

By The ConversationJan 6, 2016, 3:31 AM UTC

Insights & Views

Plastics of the future may be made from sulfur, not oil, putting waste to good use

By The ConversationJan 5, 2016, 3:02 PM UTC

The race to find even more new elements to add to the periodic table

By The ConversationJan 5, 2016, 7:25 AM UTC

Space in 2015 was out of this world

By The ConversationDec 24, 2015, 11:55 PM UTC

What can science tell us about the Star of Bethlehem?

By The ConversationDec 23, 2015, 9:55 PM UTC