The hidden ways traffic flows
Going from A to B? A look at the hidden technologies which decide when and how you’ll get there.

July 20, 2015 at 07:37AM
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I tried all the apps that are supposed to mend a broken heart
Telling Siri you broke up with your boyfriend sucks.

July 20, 2015 at 06:35AM
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Best Buy has spammed me more than all of Nigeria’s princes combined
I’m not an expert on many topics, but I have learned a few things from personal experience. And the chief pearl of wisdom that I can pass on to the next generation is this: never give Best Buy your e-mail address.

July 19, 2015 at 10:01PM
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Can “New Horizons” Bring a Crowdsourced Message From Earth to Aliens?
One thing New Horizons is not carrying is a message from humanity to extraterrestrial life. Jon Lomberg thinks that’s a missed opportunity. As project director for the One Earth Message, he would like to change that.

July 19, 2015 at 07:25PM
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Your body, the battery: Powering gadgets from human “biofuel”
If just a fraction of the caloric energy we burn every day could be siphoned, our bodies could in theory be used to run any number of electronic devices, from medical implants to electronic contact lenses — all without a battery in sight.

July 19, 2015 at 01:47PM
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Creepy or Cool? Your Phone Knows When You’re Depressed
A new study from Northwestern used an individual’s smartphone habits to predict whether or not the individual was depressed.

July 19, 2015 at 01:03PM
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We are data: the future of machine intelligence
“The Internet is going to do to us whatever it is going to do — and it’s far too late to stop it”

July 19, 2015 at 08:07AM
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Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers
The Soviet Military secretly mapped the entire world, but few outsiders have seen the maps — until now.

July 18, 2015 at 01:20PM
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The Buzzworthy Science Behind Why Your Vibrator Feels So Damn Good
But they’re more than just pretty toys. There’s something else at work besides magic. So what’s really going on inside your nightstand’s favorite little buzzing resident?

July 18, 2015 at 10:23AM
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Drones Delay Efforts to Fight North Fire in Southern California
Efforts to battle a fast-moving wildfire that swept across a Southern California freeway — destroying more than a dozen vehicles and sending motorists scampering to safety — were delayed because of five drones flying in the area.

July 18, 2015 at 09:05AM
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