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Patience is linked to better outcomes but that doesn’t mean aversion to risk-taking

Evidence is thin, but the possibility explains why Congress is treating them with respect

A new, more intuitive study to measure well-being has thrown up some interesting results

In future most of us will have to learn how to use the internet all over again

Feasible constitutions for the Red Planet will probably offend the educated classes

Google has quickly shutdown claims that one of its IA tech programmes has human attributes

Developments in the next few decades could change humanity for the next few millennia

The EU has become a less workable political union, especially for the UK

The arrival of a viable vaccine will have some counterintuitive and negative effects

Turnout was much higher than usual. So far there has been no election-related violence

Pandemics have been civilisation-altering events since the beginning of human history

World cannot afford to let guard down as the virus may be more dangerous in some areas