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In the middle of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting controversy, the Facebook founder has been erasing his private chats from Facebook servers. So why isn't this an option for anyone else?
The study’s results have implications for marketers as well.
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At the dawn of the AI era, where decisions made now could affect the future of mankind, regulation over tech giants is needed now more than ever.
Though conventional wisdom suggests that birth order influences personality, newer research says this isn’t true. What is true is how powerful an effort to remain close to our brothers and sisters as we grow up can be.
A recent study points to the possibility that just 70,000 years ago, a star passed through our Solar System. How often does this happen, and what are the consequences? We […]
Artificial intelligence threatens to take over our entire world. And that's only the 2nd most scary aspect about this documentary shared by Elon Musk.
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Who or what is God? One religion answers this question better than the others
A new study echoes a key finding in a growing body of research on self-estimated intelligence: men tend to overestimate how smart they are.
As human beings we all must do some work for basic survival—but how much? Is there a “minimum daily requirement” of work?
Sibling rivalries can lead to some impressive moments in history, how did these seven sets of siblings do?
Infographics look at jobs 95% likely to be taken by robots and the working hours that will be lost.
Setting short-term performance goals for employees can provide invaluable benefits to your company or organization in the long run. In addition to providing a written set of clear, achievable objectives […]
Scientists in Scotland find tracks of the largest animal that walked on Earth during the Middle Jurassic Period.
Three-quarters of tree species common in the eastern U.S. have moved their population centres westward over the last 30 years – an effect not predicted by assumptions about global warming.
Including where to go, and when, for the most spectacular views. Against the backdrop of a dark, clear night sky, you can see the Moon, planets, stars, the Milky Way, […]
We are discovering that the subtleties of our psychological lives are being managed by specific modules in our brains.
How we define "inequality" is of utmost importance in trying to implement fair equality.