Do you always learn from your experiences? Google has designed AI that learned to play the Chinese board game Go by making mistakes — and it beat the world champion earlier this month.
Surgical intervention on intersex people, designed to ensure the body fits limited gender boundaries, has long been the status quo. Now, intersex advocates are standing up for the rights to control their own bodies.
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A rainbow is a many-splendoured thing. Over the centuries, rainbows have baffled scientists, ensorcelled storytellers, and even inspired social change.