A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Less like a picture, more like a video game? Cognitive scientist explains how we ‘see’ what isn’t real.
Ranking skill can be tricky when the best players draw more than they win, so a Harvard statistician invented a new method
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says current backlash is owing to cloudy mission, aggressive tactics
Limits unclear when explicit images of individuals look real, but are digitally generated
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Study finds only fraction of those with mutated gene develop malady — a finding that could lead to better treatments (and could apply to other such illnesses)
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Experts weigh in on whether tech poses threat to critical thinking, pointing to cautionary tales in use of other cognitive labor tools
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