People value their personal data based on what others tell them it’s worth, study shows
What is your privacy worth to you? It might be harder than you think to precisely answer that.
On Mar 31, 2016 by Aaron Sankin
Photographic evidence that Marco Rubio is a cat
You can’t fool us.
On Mar 10, 2016 by Jené Gutierrez
New research exposes the people snooping on the Tor network
Tor is the most popular anonymity network, so naturally all kinds of people want to spy on it.
On Feb 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Climate change really did ‘slow down’ in the last decade—but it’s still not a hoax
Global warming is still real. We just understand it better now.
On Feb 26, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Study suggests playing video games improves real-world navigation skills
As always, though, there’s a catch.
On Feb 12, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Americans are waking up to the importance of online privacy
Americans also endorsed the European view of privacy by a surprisingly large margin.
On Jan 28, 2016 by Eric Geller
Americans are all over the map when it comes to privacy trade-offs
Amid concerns about data privacy and security, Americans stick to technology that offers them tangible benefits.
On Jan 14, 2016 by Eric Geller
Political humor can be deeply persuasive—but there’s a catch
But not completely.
On Dec 29, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey
The gender and age breakdown of video gamers might surprise you
These numbers aren’t what many people expect.
On Dec 16, 2015 by Sherry Tucci
Many researchers don’t share their raw data like they’re supposed to
Even though they should.
On Dec 8, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey
What’s the carbon footprint of an email?
Your frivolous emails aren’t guilt free.
On Nov 30, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey
These pigeons could diagnose you with cancer
The birds can recognize cancer as well as humans.
On Nov 19, 2015 by Selena Larson
This interactive punching bag lets you literally fight cancer
Momma said knock you out.
On Nov 17, 2015 by AJ Dellinger
Why it’s impossible to debunk a social-media conspiracy theory
The next time you see a post about vaccines causing autism, don’t even bother trying to correct it.
On Oct 16, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Orlando police study finds that body cameras work—and that cops like wearing them
Two out of three officers in the study wanted to keep wearing the cameras after the study concluded.
On Oct 14, 2015 by Dell Cameron
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