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Technology

Computer says no? Europeans can now challenge that decision

New European Union rules will allow ordinary people to challenge the algorithms that run our lives, but the sheer complexity of computing will be an obstacle

Analysis

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Space

Cosmic carve-up: Law and plunder on the final frontier

Features

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Health

Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in Texas

News

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Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

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Technology

Computer generates all possible ideas to beat patent trolls

News

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Mind

Science isn't as solid as it should be – but science can fix it

Leader

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Health

Why so much science research is flawed – and what to do about it

Features

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Health

Just say maybe: Is the world ready to abandon the war on drugs?

Insight

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Humans

The truth about migration: How we lived without passports

Features

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Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

Plus grated umbrella handles, string theory of tangled cables, UK police arrest the ban on everything, the national standard peanut butter, and more

Regulars

The 'Pirate Bay' of research is back online

News

Humans

Realising slavery's environmental impact will hasten its end

Comment

Technology

Artificial intelligence could make lawyers more risk averse

News

Health

It may be impossible, but it's the law

Leader