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Artificial intelligence and the dream of eternal life
| Giovanni TisoThomas S G Farnetti
Until now, eternal life was the stuff of fiction, or in the unknowable realms of religion. But an artificial intelligence that ‘remembers’ the whole of an individual’s experience could be the way to life after death.
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Genius spirits and the mystery of creative inspiration
| Anna Faherty
Once upon a time, we all had a genius.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
| Christopher DeCouSteven Pocock
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Living with less for spiritual gain
| Kate WilkinsonLaurindo Feliciano
Today, a minimalist lifestyle is trumpeted as a route to happiness. Find out what religious ascetics from history and modern proponents of the spartan-looking home can teach us.
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Writing in remission
| Brian DillonNaki Narh
Reading the writings of the lifelong hypochondriac Jacques Derrida during lockdown, Brian Dillon realises his own health anxiety has become unusually subdued.