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Turn your Mac into a spectrometer
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Your FB likes become your demographic profile
What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com Another nail in the coffin for Facebook privacy: An algorithm can accurately predict your demographic info, political preferences, and more, just by looking at your “likes.” Think of all the pages you’ve “liked” on Facebook. Perhaps a favorite… RT @PopSci: An algorithm can … Continue reading Your FB likes become your demographic profile
iPhone as psycho research lab
Your iPhone Is A Reliable Research Lab By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com A new study says that smartphones are feasible for use in psychological testing. Josef Bless, a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway, was listening to music on his phone when he noticed the similarity… RT @PopSci: Your iPhone could … Continue reading iPhone as psycho research lab
Things the Internet does to our love lives
5 Terrible Things The Internet Does To Our Love Lives By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com And why that’s good for science. Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re the kind of person who’s even vaguely aware of Valentine’s Day, you’re probably either Yelping a good restaurant to take your date to or searching Facebook for another… RT @PopSci: … Continue reading Things the Internet does to our love lives
Coolest ideas in bio design
The 11 Coolest Ideas In Biodesign By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com William Myers’ Bio Design explores the intersection of design and biology. View Photo Gallery We can already store Shakespeare’s sonnets in DNA. What if we could use trees as city lights, or turn pigeon poop into natural street… RT @PopSci: 11 crazy feats of bio-engineering, … Continue reading Coolest ideas in bio design
Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money
Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money By Colin Lecher, popsci.com People save more for retirement when they see older versions of themselves, so Merrill Edge is more than happy to make you look old and wrinkly. Did you know that if you see an age-enhanced version of yourself, you’re more … Continue reading Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money
Artist visualizes his life online
BigPic: Two And A Half Years Of Computer Use In One Incredible Image By Colin Lecher, popsci.com A map of when artist Marcin Ignac used his computer, when he didn’t, and what he was seeing For a project titled Every Day of My Life, artist/programmer/designer Marcin Ignac used software to track, measure, and visualize his … Continue reading Artist visualizes his life online
Journey: Peaceful, addictive gaming at last
Journey | Popular Science popsci.com Peaceful, addictive gaming at last. The fastest-selling game in the history of the PlayStation Network has no sniper rifles, no speeding cars, and not a single word of dialogue. Journey is solely a piece of interactive art. The… http://flpbd.it/5wGEI Related articles Journey: A Popular, Non-Violent Video Game? (enumclaw.com)
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