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This scientific breakthrough could triple your phone’s battery life

Charging up getting you down?

On Jul 29, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

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Is this the most highbrow d**k joke in television history?

Mike Judge really does his homework.

On Jun 2, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Watch the moment a physicist learns his Big Bang theory is true

Nobody was as thrilled about yesterday’s scientific breakthrough on the big bang theory than one of the authors who penned it.

On Mar 18, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

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You can help Stanford study Alzheimer’s in your sleep

Researchers there are inviting ordinary computer owners to be part of the world’s largest distributed supercomputer.

On Feb 8, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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New app attempts to figure out what your phone is telling the NSA

Researchers try to reverse engineer the NSA metadata program.

On Nov 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Why you need this simple app that hands over all your metadata

The value of metadata has been hotly contested in security and surveillance circles, but these researchers are aiming to settle that debate.

On Nov 22, 2013 by Aaron Sankin

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Why your subconscious may be the best encryption tool

Inception may not be so far-fetched after all.

On Nov 2, 2013 by Miles Klee

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How playing with a ‘sexy’ avatar affects female gamers

Stanford researchers find women are strongly affected by their onscreen selves.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

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3 imprisoned for involvement in “truther” movement

The members on Tajinyo claim Canadian-Korean rapper Tablo didn't graduate from Stanford; eight were sentenced Wednesday for defamation.

On Oct 12, 2012 by Kevin Collier