Male scientists more likely to share work with other men, study finds
Researchers blame ‘old boy’ networks and evolutionary history for male tendency to stick together
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3D printed flying car to take to the skies
A 3D printed 5-seater vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flying car called Formula is expected to hit the sky in 2018, according to its creater.
Can artificial intelligence learn to scare us?
Just in time for Halloween, a research team from the MIT Media Lab's Scalable Cooperation group has introduced Shelley: the world's first artificial intelligence-human horror story collaboration.
Offensive chat app responses highlight AI fails
Messaging assistants and smart replies are meant to make lives easier by anticipating responses when chatting with friends.
Ichthyosaur fossil discovered for first time in India
Scientists in India have discovered a 152 million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur - an extinct marine reptile - in the western state of Gujarat.
Google DeepMind: AI becomes more alien
Google's DeepMind says it has made another big advance in artificial intelligence by getting a machine to master the Chinese game of Go without help from human players.
Microwave breakthrough helps boost hard drive sizes
The data-storing abilities of hard drives could soon swell to 40 terabytes (TB) and beyond, says Western Digital.
Child labor might be hidden in your smartphone’s supply chain
As I stood in New York’s Penn Station on Sunday, commuters in suits and tourists wearing I Love New York T-shirts waited for their trains to Boston, Washington DC and beyond.
Facebook to launch new virtual reality headset, ‘Oculus Go’
Facebook Inc plans to release a new virtual reality headset that does not require a separate computer to operate....
Missed out on a Nobel prize? Here’s how to win one
Winning a Nobel prize may seem like an absurdly ambitious goal for most scientists to even contemplate but some researchers will admit to daydreaming about it.
