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Migration simulation.

Virtual migration games trigger sudden empathy boost in teenage students

If you want to teach teenagers about the brutal realities of global…
UFO.

US team grabs aliens.gov as Reddit talks “Project Blue Beam” and disclosure

The US government has officially staked its claim to “aliens.gov,” igniting a…
Commute.

The return to office debate is a complete waste of time for global businesses

Corporate leaders are still treating remote work as a temporary concession rather…
AI regulation and kids.

We must stop trusting big tech and start regulating AI to protect children online

From sexually explicit deepfakes to addictive social media algorithms, unregulated digital platforms…
cognitive sciences

MIT scientists finally reveal how your brain solves the cocktail party problem

Picture yourself in a crowded, deafening room, yet you can effortlessly tune…
Storytelling.

Why telling stories is the ultimate evolutionary hack for your memory

Humans have been swapping tales around campfires for millennia, but new research…
Democracy in decline.

Democratic backsliding hits Western nations at unprecedented speed

Nearly a quarter of the world’s nations are currently experiencing democratic backsliding,…
Propaganda.

AI bots can autonomously run massive propaganda campaigns as toxic teams

If you thought the bot networks that flooded social media during recent…
Glass ceiling.

How women are using complex social networks to shatter the glass ceiling

Executive board positions are rarely advertised on standard job boards. Instead, reaching…
Video gaming and anger.

Problematic video gaming is triggering psychotic-like symptoms in pre-teens

Parents have long worried about the effects of too much screen time.…