Cheery robots may give people the creeps and serious robots may actually ease anxiety depending…
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Do dogs of all ages respond equally to dog-directed speech?
People tend to talk to dogs as though they are human babies. A new study…
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Report recommends new framework for estimating the social cost of carbon
To estimate the social cost of carbon dioxide for use in regulatory impact analyses, the…
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Why better choices depend on ‘libertarian paternalism’
Nudging people toward better behavior through policy can be effective, but can face resistance if…
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Release of water shakes Pacific plate at depth
A team of seismologists analyzing the data from 671 earthquakes that occurred between 30 and…
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This is a terrible recap of The Expanse, except that it’s full of cats in cute costumes
Syfy There’s an adage on the internet: everything is better with cats. Someone at the…
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Android Wear 2.0 is launching next month
Android Wear 2.0, the next iteration of Google’s smartwatch operating system, will be released to…
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AirPods are even more insanely popular than you could have guessed
Following a lukewarm reaction to the announcement of AirPods and the subsequent release date delay, the skepticism…
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New photos of Tesla’s highly anticipated Model 3 surface online
Earlier this month, Tesla held an “investor event” at its Gigafactory where invite-only guests were…
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You can pre-order a Nintendo Switch starting Friday
The Nintendo Switch is one of the most hotly anticipated consoles of 2017. While we…