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Getting stuff wrong is key to smarter artificial intelligence

To err is human, but we need to let machines fail sometimes too if we want them to cope with the real world

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Craig Venter

Life

Breakthrough in synthetic biology is far from 'playing God'

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Life

Darwin's beautiful theory must itself be allowed to evolve

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Technology

What game should artificial intelligence take on next?

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Humans

Wise interventions – when your brain needs a stronger nudge

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Technology

Encryption war between Apple and the FBI will affect us all

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Humans

Will tracking people via clouds of microbes stand up in court?

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Physics

With science if at first you don’t succeed, keep trying

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Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

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Earth

Aircraft and ships must not be exempt from emissions cuts

The deal to limit global warming to 1.5 °C has no chance of success unless aviation and shipping pay for the pollution they cause

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Space

Can big money make big dreams come true?

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Technology

As internet giants brush up against regulation, who’s using who?

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Physics

Does Germany's nuclear waste headache warrant a global fix?

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Health

It may be impossible, but it's the law

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