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/ 10 months ago‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving
You can free yourself from some of the time you spend online in as little as four weeks.
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/ 10 months agoFor graffiti artists, abandoned skyscrapers in Miami and Los Angeles become a canvas for regular people to be seen and heard
The colorful bubble letters have attracted praise and condemnation, with taggers seeing their work as a gift to the city, while...
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/ 10 months agoTurkey will stop sending imams to German mosques – here’s why this matters
The Turkish government started sending imams to Germany in the 1980s, but under a new agreement, imams will be trained in...
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/ 10 months agoSeveral companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues
Brain-computer interface devices have the potential to boost users’ autonomy, especially for people who experience paralysis. But that comes with risks,...
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/ 10 months agoBringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road
Artificial intelligence systems that can handle the pressure of high-speed auto racing could lead to driverless vehicles that can safely manage...
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/ 10 months agoWe designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day
Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles...
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/ 10 months agoDon’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
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/ 10 months agoRevving up tourism: Formula One and other big events look set to drive growth in the hospitality industry
With big events drawing a growing share of of tourism dollars, F1 offers a potential glimpse of the travel industry’s future.
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/ 10 months agoReal-world experiments in messaging show that getting low-income people the help they need is more effective when stigma is reduced
The stigma around poverty and government benefits can make those initiatives less effective.
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/ 10 months agoWho will be picked for vice president? Let’s discuss who’s qualified for the job
Media coverage of vice presidential candidates tends to focus on who can help win the election rather than who is qualified...
