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The Science of Thought

The science of consciousness, cognition, perception, and memory. What is intelligence? We are trying to build it in machines and discovering we do...

The World We Discover

Scientific discovery from quarks to quasars. Physics, space, mathematics, and life sciences - the things we find when human curiosity meets the physical...

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AI in science: the genuine breakthroughs, the stubborn limits, and the human consequences. Science Reader tracks what happens when artificial intelligence meets scientific...

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AI In Science Connects the Dots, But Only In Fields That Are Fragmented

An analysis of 80 million papers shows AI boosts originality where knowledge is scattered and connections are weak, but contributes little novelty in...

"Keep Humanity Safe From AI," Urges Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical reaches the same verdict on AI as the labs building it, then parts ways over the meaning of...

AI Solves Erdős Math Problem: What's Next for AI in Mathematics?

An AI solved an 80-year-old Erdős math problem by walking a path mathematicians had collectively avoided.