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Sigal Samuel

Sigal Samuel

Senior Reporter

    Latest articles by Sigal Samuel

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    Google’s first AI-powered Doodle lets you make music like BachGoogle’s first AI-powered Doodle lets you make music like Bach
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    And it’s awesome.

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    The psychology behind Trump’s fear of self-driving carsThe psychology behind Trump’s fear of self-driving cars
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    Anxiety over automated transportation goes back more than 100 years.

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    The case for spraying (just enough) chemicals into the sky to fight climate changeThe case for spraying (just enough) chemicals into the sky to fight climate change
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    A new study says geoengineering could cut global warming in half — with no bad side effects.

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    In Spain, prisoners’ brains are being electrically stimulated in the name of scienceIn Spain, prisoners’ brains are being electrically stimulated in the name of science
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    A new era of neurointerventions is upon us. Will it improve the criminal justice system or create an ethical nightmare?

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    A new study finds a potential risk with self-driving cars: failure to detect dark-skinned pedestriansA new study finds a potential risk with self-driving cars: failure to detect dark-skinned pedestrians
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    The findings speak to a bigger problem in the development of automated systems: algorithmic bias.

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    Lake Erie now has legal rights, just like youLake Erie now has legal rights, just like you
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    Ohio voters passed groundbreaking legislation that allows citizens to sue on behalf of the lake when it’s being polluted.

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    Is lab-grown meat actually worse for the environment?Is lab-grown meat actually worse for the environment?
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    A new study raises uncomfortable questions.

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    Scientists are asking kids to design our planet’s next message to aliens
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    This is a science contest unlike any other.

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    Trump wants better AI. He also wants less immigration. He can’t have both.Trump wants better AI. He also wants less immigration. He can’t have both.
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    If America plans to win a global AI race, it needs to welcome non-Americans.

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    How one scientist coped when AI beat him at his life’s workHow one scientist coped when AI beat him at his life’s work
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    A Harvard biologist on his journey from melancholy to acceptance.

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