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California’s Pelican Bay state prison houses gang leaders high on the food chain. Contrary to popular myth, they run the joint like a well-oiled machine,…
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Imagine a four-wheeled robot, rolling slowly over frozen landscapes, equipped with high-tech sensors, and funded by NASA . You’re imagining a robot named…
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An agricultural art dating from the Neolithic period shares a glass with the robotics of the future. Since the first evidence of grapevine cultivation for…
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-Fyodor Dostoyevsky from Crime and PunishmentIn this fearless edition of Word of Mouth, we take new steps and utter new words about crime, punishment and…
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Every year, the MIT technology review publishes a list of ten breakthrough technologies. From health care to environmental sustainability to consumer…
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Closing The Sale: Robot SurgeonsPharmaceutical companies have long gotten a bad rap for trying to influence medical decisions for a profit – but the issue isn’t exclusive to drugs. New…
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It’s been two weeks since Bonnie Parker had her hip replaced.She is 50, petite, a tattoo artist. So she’s no stranger to pain, but says the past few years…
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Our favorite content from the program, delivered in one sound-errific package.This week, why robot interrogators might beat humans at getting to the…
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They may not be able to dream or feel emotion, but a recent study suggests that robots do a better job of getting accurate witness statements than their…
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Falling In Love...With A Robot?This past fall we spoke with Robert Ito about the growing phenomenon of human-robot bonding. His article "The Love Bot" was featured in Pacific Standard…