The pursuit of a ‘perfect’ AI carries significant risks, as the Netflix series ‘Pluto’ illustrates. The closer we get to creating machines capable of empathy, the more we risk generating entities that ...

This exploration leads them to confront what is often referred to as the "shadow self"—the hidden parts of ourselves that we might prefer to ignore or suppress.The concept of the shadow self ...

The moon and stars come down to Earth — in the form of photographs and projections — at the Bankhead Theater for a new exhibit and immersive event by the Livermore Valley Arts this fall.

Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

So we asked the Polygon staff what they’d most recommend for, say, about 24 hours of streaming distraction, for a good story ...