The Mind Inside the life of the mind, from Donald Trump’s lies, to the science of sleep and AI © Cara Bacou/Jessica Elian FT readers’ fears and hopes about artificial intelligence Is it possible to replicate the human brain? Do we even want to? Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Can man ever build a mind? Artificial intelligence has problems. The biggest is that brains are nothing like computers Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 The real reason Donald Trump lies The president’s greatest ambitions are neither financial nor political — they’re psychological, writes Stephen Grosz Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Sleep expert Matthew Walker on the secret to a good night’s rest The neuroscientist talks about combating insomnia, going up against Big Pharma — and why night owls shouldn’t feel guilty Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Are our life chances determined by our DNA? Three books that explore this dark and difficult territory Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 On Colorado’s cannabis trail Luxury weekend breaks let novices experiment in a safe — and legal — environment Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 More from this Series Meditation and the power of ‘Om’ At the Nimhans institute in Bangalore, researchers are investigating whether yoga can help mental health conditions Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Why performance pressures put a strain on musicians’ mental health The music industry is neglecting the very stars it should be nurturing to keep afloat Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Analyse this: Freud, Dalí and the Surrealists In 1930s London, the psychoanalyst met the Spanish painter — art and Freudian theory have been entwined ever since Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Exercise and adventure for body and mind Holidays to combine the physical discipline of adventure sports with a mental aspect Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Consider the birds: why crows are so clever Being called ‘birdbrained’ may now be the finest compliment Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Turning the tables on gambling tech To make treatment work, technology paradoxically needs to be befriended and used to achieve sophisticated stimulus control Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 My head, their hands — a jeweller’s extraordinary collaboration After being paralysed from the neck down, Romilly Saumarez Smith found a new way to make art Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Psychedelics: a lost and found weekend Trying psychedelics in a contained environment can make the difference between a healing experience and a descent into hell Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 How close is science to replicating consciousness? AI is moving towards a more flexible, human-like intelligence — but it still needs to overcome the ‘binding problem’ Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 Podcast: Stress in the City Nathalie Whittle discusses how to spot signs of stress at work and what can be done Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
