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A few weeks ago, I received a few emails and Tweets asking my opinion of Satoshi Kanazawa, an evolutionary psychologist and intelligence researcher from the London School of Economics, joining […]
New interactive robot wants to be your Facebook friend.
With car's on-board computer systems become more complex it was only time before they started receiving online updates, the same as a laptop or cell phone.
"If all medicines in the world were thrown into the sea, it would be all the better for mankind and all the worse for the fishes."
Over the weekend, I was interviewed by Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor from the Freedom from Religion Foundation for their Freethought Radio show. That episode is now available for […]
Throughout Africa and southern Asia, farmers are using pumps and other small-scale methods to irrigate their crops.
In the past, the leading cause of injury deaths in America has consistently been car crashes but a new study has found that there are now more deaths each year from suicide.
Over 90% of respondents around the world said that the War on Drugs has failed -- and it's no surprise why.
How do we understand the rate of technological change and how can we develop the tools to best adapt to this change?
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Argentinians have been using Paypal to circumvent the devaluation of the peso, but new government restrictions are making it much harder.
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Scientists combating the effects of climate change, such as rising water levels and eroding coastlines, have found natural ally in the mangrove.
“They always say time changes things,” Andy Warhol once said, “but you actually have to change them yourself.” Warhol simultaneously embodied and changed his time—a combination that continues to work […]
What type of ethics training do both individuals and organizations need to navigate through the ethical minefields of business in the 21st century?
Urban noise pollution is associated with increased risk factors for fatal diseases, says the World Health Organization. But sound can also be employed to make cities better places.
In laboratory conditions, scientists successfully created a fearful memory in the minds of volunteers, then erased it. The findings could aid in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Just a brief announcement: The weekend of November 9, I'll be in Springfield, Missouri for Skepticon 5. Since I had such a blast at Skepticon 4 last year, there's no […]
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