Social Media Use Is Linked to a Fear of Crime
New research raises the possibility that the more time we spend on Facebook and Twitter, the less safe we feel.
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How Hate Speech Boosts Bigotry and Intolerance
Research from Poland reveals regular exposure to such material desensitizes us to its cruelty.
Can a Credit Card-Sized Monitor Help India Battle Its Heart Disease Epidemic?
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in India. Neha Rastogi's portable electrocardiogram wants to end that.
Gaming-Inspired Aggression Spreads Within Social Groups
You don't have to personally play violent video games to experience their negative effects.
How Director Alexandra Dean Revealed a Silver-Screen Bombshell’s Ingenious Invention
Hedy Lamarr was promoted as "the most beautiful woman in the world." She also helped create a technology that's now in our cell phones.
How Tracking Technology Is Being Used for Shark Conservation
Environmental groups are following the movements of fishing vessels and sharks to decrease the unintentional killings of the marine predators by fishnets.
Can Google Finally Create a Successful ‘Smart City’?
Many have attempted, and failed, to integrate technology into urban planning. and now Sidewalk Labs is trying it again in Toronto.
Fish 2.0 Wants to Revolutionize the Seafood Industry
Founder Monica Jain sees an unsustainable industry that's ripe for technological disruption.
As Technology Gets Better, Ethical Prohibitions on Genetically Modifying Human Embryos Are Getting Weaker
It's become too late to ask whether or not we should edit the human germline; we can now only ask how the experiments will proceed.
Can the Honest Ads Act Fix Facebook?
An online consumer-protection expert breaks down the new advertising-disclosure bill working its way through Congress.