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How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

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How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

Confidence in politics is falling around the world. Can scientific insights help us create a fairer, smarter foundation for government?

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Handout film still from Cyborg: A Documentary. Colour-blind artist Neil Harbisson is the world?s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to ?hear? colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself. Neil?s childhood friend Moon Ribas has collaborated with him on his journey. A dancer and choreographer, she has had implants in her arm and foot which allow her to perceive earthquakes from all over the planet as vibrations in her body. In Carey Born?s engaging documentary Neil and Moon confront their detractors head-on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind.

Technology

Documentary tells the fascinating story of a man wired to hear colour

Culture

Mathematics

The mathematical theory that made the internet possible

News

Is digital technology really swaying voters and undermining democracy?

Society

Is digital technology really swaying voters and undermining democracy?

Features

Natural History Museum, London new urban wildlife garden

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Natural History Museum's new gardens aim to restore UK's urban nature

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Technology

Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?

Insight

The hacker turned politician using digital tech to reimagine democracy

Technology

The hacker turned politician using digital tech to reimagine democracy

Features

See the solitary structures that once helped aircraft stay on course

Technology

See the solitary structures that once helped aircraft stay on course

Regulars

EM8P22 AshleyMadison.com, the dating site for primarily married people, is seen on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Avid Life Media, the parent company of Ashley Madison, announced that it will be pursuing a initial public offering in London this year hoping to raise $200 million. (? Richard B. Levine)

Technology

What everyone gets wrong about the 2015 Ashley Madison scandal

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Technology

Tiny brain sensor implanted without surgery dissolves after weeks

In animal tests, a cube of hydrogel the length of a rice grain was implanted in the brain with a needle to monitor temperature or pressure, and then dissolved away after a few weeks

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Technology

Bioelectronic patch uses living bacteria to treat psoriasis in mice

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Environment

Tech firms claim nuclear will solve AI's power needs – they're wrong

Analysis

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Annie Jacobsen: Everything I learned about nuclear war shocked me

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Health

Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health

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