ancient

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Google DeepMind was developing an AI system to master the ancient board game Go and thought it was the kind of work that might be worth preserving for history.

From The Wall Street Journal

The book convincingly presents the indigenous case for animism—that nature is fully alive at all levels, and that stones are our most ancient and reliable communicators.

From The Wall Street Journal

Old age has been venerated and celebrated—and dreaded—by human cultures since ancient times.

From The Wall Street Journal

By analyzing DNA from modern plants, they were able to predict what ancient enzymes likely looked like millions of years ago.

From Science Daily

I engaged in the ancient ritual of turning the phone off and on again.

From The Wall Street Journal