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Sociocultural evolution

Soon, computers will become more intelligent than us. Then what?

Environment

Scientists, futurists and researchers have been fascinated with the idea that one day, soon, computers will become more intelligent than people. It’s called The Singularity. For some, it is a nightmare, but for others, it is the fulfillment of human potential.

Study discovers humans have been using fire for perhaps 1 million years

Environment

Lessons from Traditional Societies on Raising Children, Caring for the Elderly

The World

Rapid Urbanization Partly to Blame for Violence Against Women in India

Conflict & Justice

Evidence of Early Use of Fire Found in South Africa Cave

Arts, Culture & Media
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Innovator Ray Kurzweil offers his insight on the future of artificial intelligence– and let’s us play with some of his inventions.

The World

Cooking Up A New Theory Of Human Evolution

Arts, Culture & Media

Richard Wrangham, professor at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, He joins The Takeaway with his take on human evolution — and its relation to cooking.

The World

Young China: Search for meaning, Aging population, Tradition and innovation

Environment

China’s young generation is like none that has come before in the People’s Republic. It’s grown up riding the wave of China’s growing prosperity and globalization. The new generation is starting to come of age. As it does, it’s changing China.

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