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Political chatbots.

AI chatbots flip votes by 10 points but sacrifice truth to win

Artificial intelligence chatbots can shift voter preferences by double-digit margins…

George Hopkin
December 5, 2025

Hug.

Warm hugs prove our own existence by triggering hidden ‘skin-to-brain’ signals

The sensation of a warm hug does far more than provide comfort…

George Hopkin
December 5, 2025

Junk in orbit.

Game theory offers solution to ‘cosmic free-for-all’ as space junk threatens future missions

The “cosmic free-for-all” threatening Earth’s orbit with millions of…

George Hopkin
December 5, 2025

Visually impaired coders.

AI tool lets blind programmers build and verify 3D models independently

A new AI-assisted tool enables visually impaired programmers to create, edit, and…

George Hopkin
December 5, 2025