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Face value

Researchers recently claimed to be able to use AI to infer the inherent 'criminality' of faces. It's an idea with a long, dubious and dangerous history

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Reasons you support the Trump administration

Short List: Here's why you're backing the tiny-handed revolution

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Women on the march

Are women the answer to our uncertain political times?

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The forgotten women who helped win the space race

Three black women 'computers' instrumental to the Apollo missions are getting their due thanks in Hidden Figures, an unexpected US box office smash

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New money: Do local currencies actually work?

Cities and towns are attempting bold new experiments with alternative currencies they hope will boost regional economies and get people to think differently about money

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Drones delivering packages in cities won't take off – here's why

A clever concept collides with reality

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Dance moves: How Goldie made a break for it

Charting the history of innovation in dance music: jungle's breakout star Goldie pushed the nascent genre into new areas

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Hope for the future? It's within humanity's grasp

Despite the difficulties of 2016, the evidence of human evolution gives reasons for hope rather than despair

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Lifelong learners

Future Trends: Helping adults learn new skills will move from the bottom to the top of the political agenda in 2017

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A new artistic approach to virtual reality

Future Trends: As artists blur the boundaries between real and virtual, the way we create and consume art will be transformed