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How Monotony Promotes Sleepiness in Self-Driving Vehicles
Scientists are studying whether engaging in interesting tasks in an autonomous car might keep drivers awake and alert, or might distract them from preparing to take control of the vehicle when necessary.
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Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?
Thomas Metzinger had his first out-of-body experience when he was nineteen. He was on a ten-week meditation retreat in the Westerwald, a mountainous area near his home, in Frankfurt. After a long day of yoga
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New NSF-NIH Initiative on Smart and Connected Health
The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have launched a new interagency initiative dedicated to the topic of smart and connected health.
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How To Break Your Phone Addiction
I got my first smartphone in the summer of 2012, and ever since, I’ve found myself wishing I had stuck with my flip phone. It’s not that I hate my iPhone, exactly, but I frequently
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Intelligent Machines That Learn Like Children
Machines that learn like children provide deep insights into how the mind and body act together to bootstrap knowledge and skills. Deon, a fictional engineer in the 2015 sci-fi film Chappie, wants to create a
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I have 1,605 Facebook friends. Why do I feel so alone?
My name is Hadiya. And sometimes, I feel lonely. Even the people who know me best would be astounded by that assertion. Most people would label me an extrovert. I am confident. I have no