Tag: psychology
‘It’s able to create knowledge itself’: Google unveils AI that learns on its own
In a major breakthrough for artificial intelligence, AlphaGo Zero took just three days to master the ancient Chinese board game of Go … with no human help. Google’s artificial intelligence group, DeepMind, has unveiled the latest incarnation of its Go-playing program, AlphaGo an AI so powerful that it derived thousands of years of human […]
How to actually talk to a woman wearing headphones | Martha Mills
Martha Mills: How to talk to a woman wearing headphones, without seeming like a terrifying harasser. An article has surfaced from the quagmire of bilge that is The Internet and it has caused, not without reason, a small tornado of outrage. Written as dating advice for The Modern Man (a misnomer if ever there were […]
The psychology of luck: why Donald Trump’s superstition helps him win
Why do so many Americans believe in luck against all reason? Psychologists tell us that sometimes, feeling lucky can actually improve performance. You might be surprised to learn that around a quarter of Americans are superstitious. When we think about it rationally, the idea of luck may seem silly, but there are a lot of […]
Daniel Kahneman on thinking, psychology, economics and policy.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aq2V87_DNw&fs=1&rel=0] It’s not often that one gets to see the founder of a field up close and personal. But that was the rare treat enjoyed by those fortunate enough to attend the annual Inside the Psychologist…