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Analysis 66bnatsHow people want to feel determines whether others can influence their emotions, Stanford psychologists find
New Stanford research on emotions shows that people’s motivations are a driving factor behind how much they allow others to influence their feelings, such as anger.
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Forget Moore's Law — Quantum Computers Are Improving According to a Spooky 'Doubly Exponential Rate'
They're getting really good, really, really fast.
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2 weeks ago
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DJ Khaled Reportedly Planning to Sue Over Billboard Chart Results for 'Father of Asahd'
DJ Khaled and his team feel like they were unfairly disqualified from the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.
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2 weeks ago
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A mentalist’s guide to being happy
The illusionist Derren Brown has studied the philosophy and psychology of happiness - and he argues that many of us could take a radical new approach to improving our wellbeing
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2 weeks ago
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The Surprising Complexity of Animal Memories
Chimpanzees, birds, and even rats have shown signs of reviewing their own past to prepare for the future.
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1 month ago
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25% of Americans say they worry about money 'all the time'
Americans are feeling mostly good about their finances, according to analytics firm Gallup. But while 56% describe their financial situation as "good" or "excellent," not everyone is as optimistic.
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1 month ago
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New Dragon Quest game for smartphones to be announced on June 3
Square Enix will host an announcement presentation for a new Dragon Quest game for smartphones on June 3 at 12:00 JST, the company announced. You will able to watch it on YouTube and Niconico. According to the press release, this will be a completely new title that promises to be a new “Dragon Quest experience” as never before seen. The presentation event will feature MCs Kazuo Tokumitsu and Rio Hirai, and guests Kazuhiro Ozawa (of comedy duo Speed Wagon) and Dragon Quest series game designe...
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1 month ago
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Physicist creates remarkable tennis-ball towers, including one made from 46 balls
Physicist and keen tennis player Andria Rogava reveals the secret behind his bizarre tennis-ball pyramids
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1 month ago
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A new camera can photograph you from 45 kilometers away
Developed in China, the lidar-based system can cut through city smog to resolve human-sized features at vast distances.
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1 month ago
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Fake asteroid hurtling at New York City triggers terrifying results in NASA simulation
In a NASA simulation of a fictional scenario, New York City was hit with an asteroid packing 1,000 times the destruction of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The exercise, which was part of the "National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan" published by the White House, played out at the the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference in College Park, Maryland, last week. It was a worst-case scenario showing what would happen if a giant space rock crashed into Earth in ...
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1 month ago
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The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program
An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever.
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1 month ago
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Chinese hospitals set to sell experimental cell therapies
Under a draft proposal, patients would be able to buy some therapies without regulatory approval.
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1 month ago
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Refugee Labor Abuses Run Rampant on Hazelnut Farms Used by Nestle, Nutella
Most of the world’s hazelnuts are harvested in Turkey. The workers harvesting them don’t earn enough to live, according to a New York Times report.
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1 month ago
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Support for action surges, majority say we face climate emergency
In the first-ever poll of its kind, new research from The Australia Institute (TAI) has found that a clear majority of Australians agree the nation ‘is facing a climate emergency’ requiring emergency action and that, in response, governments should “mobilise all of society” like they did during the world wars. It is an extraordinary finding that shows public sentiment is well ahead of the major political parties, and ahead of the large climate advocacy organisations.
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2 months ago
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'Jeopardy!' Contestant James Holzhauer Flies Past $1 Million Mark in 14th Consecutive Win
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Soft paywall warning
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Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State
In Ecuador, cameras capture footage to be examined by police and domestic intelligence. The surveillance system’s origin: China.
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2 months ago
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Netflix Drives Global Growth With Genuine Local Content
The video-streaming giant beat its own guidance targets in the first quarter, pointing to ultralocal content production as a key growth driver. Video-streaming veteran Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported first-quarter results on Tuesday night. The company added 9.6 million net paid accounts during the quarter, driving revenue 22% above the year-ago period's while earnings increased by 19%. Netflix's management also provided important updates on several fronts, including the company's v...
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2 months ago
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Guilty of this myself sometimes. Now I make an effort to keep it away from arm's reach.
Posted in: Phone Addicts are the New Drunk Drivers
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2 months ago
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Maybe the next idiot that comes around will look at this and think again.