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Science says humans get aroused when touching a robot’s butt

This study shows how people react to touching robots' butts.

On Apr 5, 2016 by Selena Larson

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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

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Photographic evidence that Marco Rubio is a cat

You can't fool us.

On Mar 10, 2016 by Jené Gutierrez

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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

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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

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Study suggests playing video games improves real-world navigation skills

As always, though, there's a catch.

On Feb 12, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey

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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

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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

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Political humor can be deeply persuasive—but there’s a catch

But not completely.

On Dec 29, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

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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

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Many researchers don’t share their raw data like they’re supposed to

Even though they should.

On Dec 8, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

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What’s the carbon footprint of an email?

Your frivolous emails aren't guilt free.

On Nov 30, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

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These pigeons could diagnose you with cancer

The birds can recognize cancer as well as humans.

On Nov 19, 2015 by Selena Larson

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This interactive punching bag lets you literally fight cancer

Momma said knock you out.

On Nov 17, 2015 by AJ Dellinger

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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