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Not Paying Attention in Class? China’s “Smart Eye” Will Snitch on You
China’s mass surveillance operation has a new target: distracted high school students.
“Yanny” Vs. “Laurel”: Your Reality Is an Interpretation
As much as we might tell ourselves our experience of the world is the truth, our reality will always be an interpretation. Light enters our eyes, sound waves enter our ears, chemicals waft into our noses, and it’s up to our brains to make a guess about what it all is.
All the Rage in Sweden: Embedding Microchips Under Your Skin
We’re living in the freakin’ future now. Why do we still have to lug around several different credit cards, or keys for irritating doors to the car and the office, when technology has far surpassed the need for any of them?
7 Habits of Incredibly Happy People
Surprisingly, it can be the little things that have an outsized impact on our day-to-day happiness levels.
Everyone Is Flipping Out About Google’s AI Assistant That Just Booked a Haircut
Google’s Assistant AI is getting better every year. It can tell you the weather, or perhaps crack a terrible joke if that’s more your speed. Give it another year or two, and it’ll be able to pre-order your lunch before you even had your morning coffee.
The Future of Ignorance
The world is neither black or white, right or wrong, or truth or fiction. Rather, every statement comes with a percentage of correctness that we unconsciously filter through our personal “bullshit meter” and file it accordingly in our brain.