Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler famously quipped: People aren’t dumb, the world is hard. Indeed, we routinely encounter problems in our everyday lives that feel complex – from choosing the ...

Pose a question to a Magic 8 Ball, and it’ll answer yes, no or something annoyingly indecisive. We think of it as a kid’s toy, but theoretical computer scientists employ a similar tool. They often ...

Could we ever exist embedded inside a computer? Source: Sinousxl I Pixabay The idea of uploading our minds to a computer sounds like the stuff of science fiction but it has also become more widespread ...