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Despite more than a century of research the nature of animal navigation remains mysterious. Many animals seem to have a magnetic sense, but this cannot explain their navigation abilities. Dr Rupert Sheldrake gives an overview of research and highlights the questions and discusses possible experiments for answering them.
It’s often suggested that artificial intelligence will eventually take over all the skilled tasks we carry out. However, argues Prof. Iain Alasdair MacLeod, a key human ability is to successfully manage complex uncertainty. So, he says, we must think afresh about education, which traditionally teaches us to think about known situations.
