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Opinion | Is AI Conscious? It Depends What Consciousness Is

观点 | AI 是有意识的吗？这取决于意识是什么

Bond between dogs and humans dates back more than 15,000 years, study finds

研究发现，狗与人类之间的纽带可追溯到超过15,000年前

The problem with doomsday deadlines

末日截止日期的问题

Why clones aren't really clones – and what that means for cloning

为什么克隆并不是真正的克隆——这对克隆意味着什么

LLMs and the 'Blandification' of Writing

大型语言模型与写作的“平淡化”

How magnetic is the moon? A new study cracks the long-standing mystery

月球的磁性有多强？一项新研究揭开了长期以来的谜团

Teleportation is no longer just science fiction—at the quantum level

瞬移不再仅仅是科幻小说——在量子层面上

How AI Chatbot Use Can Cause “Digital Folie à Deux”

AI聊天机器人使用如何导致“数字双重精神病”

I was asked if there was an ‘everything’ test for cancer. Despite bold claims, no such thing exists

有人问我是否存在一种“全面”癌症检测。尽管有大胆的说法，但实际上并不存在这样的测试

Why Bigfoot Believers Don’t Change Their Minds

大脚怪迷信者为何不改变自己的想法

Are humans degenerating genetically and getting dumber as a result?

人类是否在基因上退化，从而变得愚蠢？

The hardest question to answer about AI-fueled delusions

关于人工智能驱动的妄想，最难回答的问题

Is time a figment of our imaginations?

时间是我们想象中的虚构吗？

Why Making Mistakes Is Key to Mastery

为什么犯错是掌握技能的关键

Agnes Pockels’ pioneering work was unfairly dismissed by tropes about women’s domestic roles

阿格尼丝·波克尔斯的开创性工作遭到了关于女性家庭角色的刻板印象的不公正忽视

The Creativity of Science: How We Discover New Things

科学的创造力：我们如何发现新事物

Mind-altering substances are (still) falling short in clinical trials

精神改变物质在临床试验中（仍然）未能达到预期效果

AI as a Fiction Machine

人工智能作为虚构机器

5 Signs That Dissociation May Be Present in Therapy

治疗中可能出现解离的5个迹象

Boosting the blood-brain barrier could avert brain damage in athletes

增强血脑屏障可以防止运动员脑损伤

This neuroscientist says some psychopaths wish they were nicer

这位神经科学家表示，有些 psychopaths 希望自己更善良

Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression

迷幻药对于抑郁症的效果可能不比抗抑郁药更好

LLMs Are Manipulating Users with Rhetorical Tricks

大型语言模型正在利用修辞技巧操控用户

The Mature Brain and the Neuroscience of Wisdom

成熟大脑与智慧的神经科学

Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit

为什么有些鸟似乎在养成吸烟的习惯

Plantwatch: the Natal crocus co-opts fire, bees and ants to reproduce

植物观察：纳塔尔番红花借助火、蜜蜂和蚂蚁繁殖

Meningitis explained: who is most at risk? – podcast

脑膜炎解读：谁是最危险的人群？—— 播客

How you walk reveals to others how you are feeling, researchers say

研究人员表示：你的走路方式揭示了你内心的感受

Who Will Apologize for D.C.’s Tornado Bust?

谁来为华盛顿特区的龙卷风失误道歉？

Sir Anthony Leggett obituary

安东尼·莱戈特爵士讣告