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Boring conversation.

Your dread of boring small talk is secretly sabotaging your social life

Millions of people actively dodge chatty colleagues or avoid eye contact in…
Smiley face.

Smiley faces could be quietly ruining your professional reputation

When people interact in person, subtle signals like facial expressions, body language,…
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…