How SB Nation Profits Off An Army Of Exploited Workers
Little pay, high-pressure and the constant threat of being replaced might be the sports site’s dirty secret to success.

August 14, 2017 at 05:17PM
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What can genetic testing really tell you?
Even the best clinical genetic test, carried out in a medical lab under a doctor’s supervision, isn’t perfect — genes are important, but they don’t seal your fate.

August 14, 2017 at 04:09PM
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How to spot a fake viral video
Unlike the still image, the viral video is one piece of internet media that almost always goes unquestioned. Here’s how to start looking at the pixels.

August 14, 2017 at 03:08PM
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Amazon is coming to town
E-commerce jobs are reviving former steel country — at least until the robots arrive.

August 14, 2017 at 06:35AM
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How to spot a Twitter bot
Bot accounts are a persistent problem on Twitter, where they can be used to spam out favorable news stories and influence politics more broadly.

August 14, 2017 at 01:48AM
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Guy Drops Phone Out Of Plane While Recording And Somehow It Survives The Fall
If you drop a phone from a thousand feet up, it’s usually toast. Not this time.

August 13, 2017 at 06:29PM
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How The Dumpling Democratized Emojis
When two friends discovered there was no dumpling emoji, they resolved to correct that oversight. They ended up changing how an emoji becomes an emoji.

August 13, 2017 at 11:11AM
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Go ahead and cry — your tears might power the batteries of the future
In an effort to make the batteries that power wearables and medical devices safer, scientists have developed new flexible batteries that can run on saltwater — and maybe one day blood, sweat, or tears.

August 12, 2017 at 06:27AM
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Instagram posts can reveal depression better than anything patients tell their doctors
A pair of researchers found that an algorithm flagging a few key signs in people’s Instagram posts may be able to diagnose depression more effectively than doctors.

August 11, 2017 at 06:09PM
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In China, Facebook Tests the Waters With a Stealth App
The social media giant has quietly authorized the release of a Chinese version of its Moments app, a highly unusual move that raises transparency questions.

August 11, 2017 at 02:43PM
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