The Truth About Sex Robots
Robots for sexual relations might seem just round the corner, but as Rose Eveleth argues, the reality is complicated.

February 11, 2016 at 01:01PM
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The Scientists Who Are Deciphering ‘Unreadable’ Ancient Texts
Using high-tech camera technology to resurrect once-lost writing.

February 11, 2016 at 09:50AM
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The Windows 3.x Showcase
The Internet Archive just dropped a bunch of playable emulations of games from Windows 3.0 and 3.1. So if you were wondering if you’d ever play “Merlin: The Quest For The Wand” again, you have your answer.

February 11, 2016 at 08:43AM
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A 9-year-old’s twerking video had 70,000 views and she couldn’t get it taken down
“This is the creepy underbelly of corporate platforms that function both as children’s playgrounds and adult entertainment zones.”

February 11, 2016 at 07:49AM
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‘Duck Hunt’ In VR Is The Only VR We Care About
Virtual reality will revolutionize video gaming, and there’s no better place to start than the NES classic “Duck Hunt.”

February 11, 2016 at 06:44AM
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Y’all have a Texas accent? Siri (and the world) might be slowly killing it
Voice recognition tools such as Apple’s Siri still struggle to understand regional quirks and accents, and users are adapting the way they speak to compensate.

February 10, 2016 at 09:55PM
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‘Cyber Illusionist’ Performs Drone Magic
It’s not exactly magic, as Marco Tempest explains, but these drones whizzing around his head certainly are mesmerizing.

February 10, 2016 at 08:18PM
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The Mystery of the Thousand Missing Airbnbs
Casting doubt on Airbnb’s data transparency.

February 10, 2016 at 07:49PM
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Siri Does Everything Except Guitar For This ‘Johnny B. Goode’ Cover
We might have reached peak “Hey Siri, beatbox for me” with this video.

February 10, 2016 at 05:18PM
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Inside The Factory Building The World’s Most Realistic Sex Doll
San Marcos, California is home to a factory making sex dolls that literally promise to be “your best friend, lover and everything else you can imagine.” But how real are the RealDolls?

February 10, 2016 at 02:54PM
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