n the 1980s there was a widespread conspiracy theory that young people who played the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons were prone to murder and suicide.
Mathematics
May 30, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's first high definition streaming video camera to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) has been announced by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science at the UK Space ...
Space Exploration
Jul 5, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If computers could recognize objects, they could automatically search through hours of video footage for a particular two-minute scene. A tourist strolling down a street in a strange city could take a cell-phone ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 13, 2009
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A new article highlights how statistics are deeply involved within the algorithms that made Pokémon Go the hit it has become.
Mathematics
Sep 19, 2016
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Short animations giving viewers a taste of the tactics behind misinformation can help to inoculate people against harmful content on social media when deployed in YouTube's advert slot, according to a major online experiment ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2022
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The US National Security Agency broke the encryption securing the United Nations' internal video conferencing at its New York headquarters, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday, citing secret NSA documents.
Internet
Aug 25, 2013
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With a click on your Xbox, your Wii, your Roku or a fast-growing class of gadgets that stream Internet video, you've instantly brought Johnny Depp into your living room.
Internet
Dec 2, 2010
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The next phase in data collection is right under your feet.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 15, 2018
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Casual sex is on the decline for both young men and women, according to a Rutgers University-New Brunswick study that found less alcohol consumption among both genders is a major reason, while playing video games and living ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2021
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Massive blue whales perform 360° rolls in order to take in the largest possible volume of krill according to research published in Biology Letters today. Whales also roll over when searching for krill, enabling them to identify ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2012
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