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4 days agoCurrent Event belangermira
Good music makes us do bad things: The effect of music on compliance
People are more likely to agree to cause someone else harm when pleasant background music is playing, according to two new studies published in Psychology of Music. The studies challenge the common thinking that pleasant, familiar music is related to positive feelings and behavior, while unpleasant or aggressive music leads to the opposite.
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10 days agoCurrent Event belangermira
Elon Musk's Daughter, Vivian, Granted Name and Gender Change
Elon Musk's daughter has officially been granted the name and gender change she filed.
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12 days agoCurrent Event belangermira
Astronomers renew concerns about Starlink satellite brightness
As SpaceX gears up for another launch of Starlink satellites, astronomers are concerned the company maybe backsliding in its efforts to reduce the brightness of those satellites. A Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off at 12:08 p.m. Eastern June 17 from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, placing 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. This mission will bring the total number of Starlink satellites launched to more than 2,700, with more than 2,450 in orbit.
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13 days agoCurrent Event belangermira
TikTok and Oracle teamed up after all, but concerns about data privacy remain
TikTok will now route US users’ data through Oracle’s servers.
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13 days agoCurrent Event belangermira
Some Scientists Coined a New Name for Summer: ‘Danger Season’
Hurricanes, heat, fires, smoke, drought. Is it time to stop making the hottest part of the year seem cool?
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event belangermira
Johnny Depp lawyers blast Amber Heard's 'Today' interview, say she's 'reimagining' trial while he's trying to move ...
Johnny Depp's lawyers blasted Amber Heard's post-trial interview and accused her of "reimagining" the defamation trial while he's trying to move on. Heard sat down with the "Today" show's Savannah Guthrie for her first interview after the trial, which concluded with the jury siding with Depp on all three of his defamation claims and awarding Heard just one of her three counterclaims. The "Today" show aired portions of the interview on Tuesday and...
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2 weeks agoAnalysis belangermira
The world’s largest trees are struggling to survive climate change
The worsening intensity of recent blazes has been too much for sequoia trees to handle.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event belangermira
Steve Schmidt Calls For Every Republican Who Asked For A Preemptive Pardon To Be Expelled From Congress
As Adam Schiff pointed out to Rachel Maddow, people don’t seek out preemptive pardons unless they think that they have broken the law. Legally, seeking out a preemptive pardon might not be evidence of a crime committed, but it is a red flag that when waved by members of Congress requires more investigation from law enforcement.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event belangermira
NASA is putting together a research team to study UFOs
Today, NASA announced that it is putting together an independent team of researchers this fall to study sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, the updated term now used to refer to UFOs. The space agency says it plans to study these sightings from a scientific perspective but also stressed that “there is no evidence UAPs are extra-terrestrial in origin.”
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event belangermira
Russian Space Agency Head Threatens Elon Musk Over Starlink In Ukraine
'If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya,' Musk tweeted out.
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
Microsoft is here to rescue Tesla workers from Elon Musk
Elon Musk tells Tesla staff to start showing up in the office or leave. Microsoft and other companies roll out the welcome wagon.
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1 month agoExpression belangermira
I Don't Vote, I Buy Bitcoin
Walkers change the world, Talkers simply comply by the new order.
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
France bans English gaming tech jargon in push to preserve language purity
Government officials must replace words such as ‘e-sports’ and ‘streaming’ with approved French versions
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
Judge rules Cydia's antitrust case against Apple can move forward
Cydia’s antitrust case against Apple can move forward..
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
New research uncovers stereotype differences between agnostics and atheists
Agnosticism and atheism are often categorized into one “nonreligious” group in research despite these being distinct belief systems. New research published in Psychology of Religion and Spirituality finds that people do have distinct stereotypes that differentiate agnosticism and atheism from each other and from Christianity.
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
These are some of the best Apple Arcade games to enjoy in 2022
Whether you just bought the new M1 iPad Air, iPhone SE, or other Apple product with a screen, you probably got an Apple Arcade three months free trial. If you’re just thinking about experiencing this gaming service or planning to come back to it, here are some of the best games you can enjoy right now.
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1 month agoAnalysis belangermira
Remote Work Doesn't Negatively Affect Productivity, Study Suggests
A Texas A&M analysis on the effects of workplace displacement during Hurricane Harvey provides important insights into employee performance while working remotely.
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
10 Longest-running TV Shows
Before Netflix was turning out binge-able content by the truckload, we had television shows. They're still around, of course, but since the first television drama aired in 1928, things have changed. Sometimes shows are only meant to last one season — or three. But since the concept of the TV show really took off after World War II some, TV programs have shown some real staying power.
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
Austin becomes the first Texas city to experiment with ‘guaranteed income’
Austin will be the first major Texas city to use local tax dollars to give cash to low-income families to keep them housed as the cost of living skyrockets in the capital city. Under a yearlong, $1 million pilot program that cleared a key Austin City Council vote Thursday, the city will send monthly checks of $1,000 to 85 needy households at risk of losing their homes — an attempt to insulate low-income residents from Austin’s increasingly expensive housing market and prevent more people fro...
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1 month agoCurrent Event belangermira
China to ban minors from tipping livestreamers, watching after 10 p.m.
China’s broadcasting regulator put forth new rules on Saturday that forbid minors under 16 years from watching livestreaming content after 10 p.m., in a blow to the booming sector. Online livestreaming platforms need to bar minors from tipping livestreamers, said China’s State Administration of Radio and Television in a statement. One common practice is buying livestreamers virtual gifts which can be redeemed for cash.