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Put a lamb on an island of lions and they’ll eat it – or will they?
We should all learn from mistakes. Driverless cars must do the same when it comes to any accidents they’ve been involved in on our roads, no matter who was to blame.
The mathematician Kurt Gödel is said to have found a way that the US constitution would allow for a dictator to take control, or so the story goes. He certainly had the mind for it.
You may have got what it takes to be a mathematical genius without even being aware of it.
Scientists of all kinds turn to computer models to investigate questions they can’t get at any other way. Here’s how models work and why we can trust them.
Are you a rigid librarian or an eccentric poet? How you see yourself may enhance your creative performance.
Deep disagreements within science might seem to undermine its authority, but they only underscore how science really works.
People shouldn’t let these tricky puzzlers reinforce their misguided notion that they stink at math.
Have you heard the one about Cheryl’s birthday? It’s the latest puzzle that’s baffling people across the world.
If machines run by artificial intelligence take over the world it’s only because we programmed them to do so. So how can fuzzy logic help us prevent that?
Some interesting recent research using neuroimaging gives us evidence that different brain systems activate in different reasoning situations. But before we get to that, try the following puzzles: Puzzle…
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Professor of Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Laureate Professor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle
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PhD Candidate in Mathematical Sciences, Probability and Applications, Queen Mary University of London
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Emeritus reader in science education and communication, University of Sussex
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Reading
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Professor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy & Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Florida
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Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor of Philosophy, University of Sydney