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War Machine (film)

War Machine is a 2017 American satirical war film written and directed by David Michôd and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley.

The astounding athletic power of quadcopters | Raffaello D'Andrea

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. In a robot lab at TEDGlobal, Raffaello D'Andrea demos his flying quadcopters: robots that think like athletes, solving physical problems with algorithms that help them

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Plain of Jars research finds ancient Laos burial rituals

Researchers in Laos have uncovered ancient human burial practices at the mysterious Plain of Jars. It is hoped the discoveries may help unravel the purpose of the thousands of stone vessels scattered over hundreds of square kilometres in central Laos.

Space Elevator – Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?

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Israeli hiker finds 'second of kind' Roman coin

An Israeli hiker has found a Roman coin that is almost 2,000 years old and only the second of its kind found in the world, authorities say. The coin, from AD107, bears the image of Emperor Augustus but was minted by Emperor Trajan.

US gun control: What is the NRA and why is it so powerful?

Image source, ReutersIn the wake of a school shooting in Texas that left 19 children and two adults dead, President Biden asked: "When are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?"The National Rifle Association (NRA), the largest gun-owners' organisation in the US, lobbies against gun-control laws.

Careers at OpenAI

I encourage my team to keep learning. Ideas in different topics or fields can often inspire new ideas and broaden the potential solution space.

Why the 'cute robots' don't work for Rodney Brooks

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Rodney Brooks is a roboticist who despises cute, seal pup-eyed "companion robots". "Robots should work!" he shouts during an otherwise calm interview in the Boston headquarters of Rethink Robotics, the company he founded in 2008.

Poland's 'Nazi gold train' find: Myth and reality

The Silesian Nazi gold train legend has intrigued Poles for decades and caused many treasure hunts.

Nazi gold train 'found in Poland'

Two people in Poland say they may have found a Nazi train rumoured to be full of gold, gems and guns that disappeared in World War Two, Polish media say. The train is believed to have gone missing near what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as Soviet forces approached in 1945.

Free will similar in animals, humans - but not so free

The free will that humans enjoy is similar to that exercised by animals as simple as flies, a scientist has said. The idea may simply require "free will" to be redefined, but tests show that animal behaviour is neither completely constrained nor completely free.

Joyce Carol Oates and that picture of Steven Spielberg with a 'dead' dinosaur

Joyce Carol Oates: prolific author, National Book award winner, Pulitzer nominee. And … dinosaur conservationist? Oates has a Twitter feed which has come in for a fair amount of criticism in the past.

Cold sore virus 'treats skin cancer'

A genetically engineered version of a virus that normally causes cold sores shows real promise for treating skin cancer, say researchers.The modified herpes virus is harmless to normal cells but when injected into tumours it replicates and releases substances to help fight the cancer.

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AI takeover

An AI takeover is a hypothetical scenario in which an artificial intelligence (AI) becomes the dominant form of intelligence on Earth, as computer programs or robots effectively take the control of the planet away from the human species.

Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.A passenger has landed an aeroplane at Humberside Airport after the pilot fell ill at the controls.

Does rampant AI threaten humanity?

Pity the poor meat bags. They are doomed if a growing number of scientists, engineers and artists are to be believed. Prof Stephen Hawking has joined a roster of experts worried about what follows when humans build a device or write some software that can properly be called intelligent.

Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind

Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain's pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence. His warning came in response to a question about a revamp of the technology he uses to communicate, which involves a basic form of AI.

Hommage to Paul Otlet, a father of information science

Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (/ɒtˈleɪ/; French: [ɔtle]; 23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was a Belgian author, entrepreneur, lawyer and peace activist; predicting the arrival of the internet before World War II,[1] he is among those considered to be the father of information science, a field h

The element that causes arguments

Uranium is the most divisive of elements. When, in 1938, Otto Hahn first discovered the astonishing amounts of energy that could be released by splitting a single uranium atom, he opened the way not only to a potentially unlimited source of electricity, but also to the atomic bomb.

Belgian comic books turn over a new page

At an artists' studio in a run-down part of Brussels, the next chapter in Belgium's rich comic-book history is being sketched out. For the country that gave the world Tintin and the Smurfs, comic art - or "bande dessinée", to give it its French name - is a serious business.

Tim Minchin: how my beat poem took the world by Storm

My 2006 solo show, So Rock, included a very short song with a very long title: If You Open Your Mind Too Much Your Brain Will Fall Out (Take My Wife), a 90-second long refutation of the plausibility of astrology, psychics, homeopathy and an interventionist God.

Beyond Angkor: How lasers revealed a lost city

Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the remains of a vast medieval city, which was hidden for centuries. New archaeological techniques are now revealing its secrets - including an elaborate network of temples and boulevards, and sophisticated engineering.

To whom does Wounded Knee belong?

Part of the historical site at Wounded Knee is up for sale. Should it be developed as a landmark or left in peace out of respect for the Sioux people who died there? Almost as soon as the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee was over, the battle to define what happened on that bleak December day began.