Facial expressions don’t tell the whole story of emotion. Researchers warn of drawing too-quick conclusions about people’s feelings from facial expressions. Interacting with other people…
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Part 2 of our interview with writer/ethicist Ben Tarnoff Greg Epstein 8 hours Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard…
This is the latest study from a Keck School of Medicine of Founded in 1880, the University of Southern California is one of the world’s…
A new disposable, affordable “smart” diaper embedded with an RFID tag is designed by MIT researchers to sense and communicate wetness to a nearby RFID…
The common giant tree frog from Madagascar is one of many species impacted by recent climate change. Credit: John J. Wiens University of Arizona researchers…
Scientists recorded the formation of laser-induced graphene made with a small laser mounted to a scanning electron microscope. Credit: Tour Group/Rice University You don’t need…
The French theoretical physicist Franck Laloë presents a modification of Schrödinger’s famous equation that ensures that all measured states are unique, helping to solve the…
This comparison image shows the star Betelgeuse before and after its unprecedented dimming. The observations, taken with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope…
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has called for more regulation of harmful online content, saying it was not for companies like his to decide what counts…
The informal TechCrunch book club (which is now a whole week off schedule thanks to the news cycle — let’s see if we can catch…
(Click image for full view.) A French helmet from World War I sits beneath a shock tube to test how well it protects the dummy…
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“Not gonna lie. This f*cking sucks. This is the last HQ ever!” yelled host Matt Richards . And it just got crazier from there.The farewell…
NASA’s LHASA landslide risk model and Global Landslide Catalog track the areas most at risk from deadly landslides, which can cause effects ranging from destroying…
Videos showing off “kitchen hacks” and baking ideas have clocked up billions of views – but do all the tips featured actually work? BBC Click’s…
In an extended interview, writer Ben Tarnoff weighs the ethics of technology Greg Epstein 8 hours Greg Epstein Contributor Greg M. Epstein is the Humanist…
Researchers investigating a new method for generating nuclear fusion power showed that the relativistic effect of ultra-intense laser light improves upon current “fast ignition” methods…
The shared brain asymmetry pattern is visualized on a human endocast (cast of the internal bony braincase) in lateral view (left) and from the lower…
Drexel researchers have developed technology to help eliminate a chemical compound, originally used in nonstick pans, waterproofing and fire fighting foam, that has become a…