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The Uncanny Valley
Researchers have studied the curious effect humanoid robots have on the human brain which is isn’t sure how to process a mechanical “person.” The closer the robot is to looking human the more uncanny...
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Police Start Giving Angry Drunk People Lollipops to Calm Them Down
The city of Victoria, British Columbia, is taking a new approach to handling drunken, out-of-control revelers causing trouble in public places. The police hand such people lollipops. Councillor...
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When It Comes to Facial Recognition, Caricatures Beat Photos
We have a little saying around here—If the Hamburg Data Protection Authority doesn’t like it, we don’t like it either. What the HDPA doesn’t like these days is the new facial recognition feature...
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What’s So Great About 3D?
It’s easy to see why 3D is popular from a movie studio perspective: it allows theaters to charge fifteen bucks for a flick that would normally bring in just eight or nine (in LA prices, at least). It’s...
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The IKEA Effect
Marketing lore and common sense tells us we value the things we make more than the things we buy already made. That even holds true when we assemble things from a kit, according to research published...
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Ventilated Bullets
The Comp Bullet is a intriguing invention by an Italian firm of the same name. The bullet feature vents that, the company claims, increase velocity and reduce noise. Steve at The Firearms Blog writes:...
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Hitting Testicles (with Ultrasound Pulses) May Be an Effective Contraceptive
On the left is a normal testicle. On the right is one that has been blasted with ultrasound. The latter has a reduced sperm count, which is why researchers at the University of North Carolina think...
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Laser Cut Omni Tool From Mass Effect Series
Did you spend the last two weeks playing Mass Effect 3 only to find nothing but bitter disappointment and frustration at the end of the game? Well, hope is at hand when you strap this laser cut Omni...
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Why Does Alcohol Cause the Spins?
You lie down to get some sleep after a long night of drinking, and the room seems to be spinning uncontrollably. What gives? The spins happen because of an odd effect alcohol has on your ears —...
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Drunk People Have Higher Chance of Survival in Accidents
You’ve heard how drunken people survive horrific accidents that should’ve killed them. But it’s not just folk belief – scientists revealed that the higher the blood-alcohol level, the higher the chance...
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