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Taking and sharing selfies can help make you a happier person
By Duncan Geere published
Taking and sharing a selfie on a daily basis can help to boost your happiness levels, according to computer scientists at the University of California, Irvine.
How computers can design magic tricks
By Duncan Geere published
Magicians could get a little help from computers, thanks to research from Queen Mary University of London
30 minutes of browsing the web will expose your identity
By Duncan Geere published
Researchers have discovered that your browsing behavior can indicate your personality, and that 30 minutes of internet use is enough to identify you.
Don't retweet something if you want to remember it
By Duncan Geere published
Researchers from Cornell and Beijing have found that sharing information can interfere with learning and retaining what you've just seen.
Turns out you can't stop a gamer from roleplaying – even when they aren't given a role
By Duncan Geere published
Research shows RPG players will choose a role for themselves and stick with it.
Forget fingerprints: Your brain waves identify you with 100% accuracy
By Duncan Geere published
Psychologists have developed a system that can identify people from their brainwaves when shown different images.
This is how you feel when you touch a robot's butt
By Duncan Geere published
A study has shown that people get hesitant when a robot asks them to touch their 'intimate parts'.
In an emergency, humans are too trusting of robots
By Duncan Geere published
People are more inclined than not to follow directions from a robot in an emergency, even when told that it has broken down.
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