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Far-Right Propaganda Gets the Most Engagement on Facebook, Especially When It’s Lies
Republican Senator Rand Paul appears before a Facebook logo at a Fox News/Facebook hosted presidential primary debate in 2015; used…
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SpaceX Attempts Third High-Altitude Starship Test
The launch of SN9 on Feb. 4, 2021. Image: SpaceX The third high-altitude test of a SpaceX Starship prototype is…
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Ancient Trick Boosts Long-Term Memory and Changes the Brain
File photo of an fMRI brain scanner. Image: Keith Srakocic (AP) Imagine the route you typically take to the grocery…
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Utilities Gear Up to Install EV Charging Stations in 16 States
An electric car charging station is positioned outside the Science Museum in Richmond, VA.Photo: Steve Helber (AP) It could soon…
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How This Ancient, Defleshed Human Skull Ended Up in Such a Strange Spot
The skull as it was found inside the cave shaft. Image: Belcastro et al, 2021, PLOS ONE Archaeologists may have…
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Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
Photo: Lukas Schulze (Getty Images) Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee…
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Big Oil’s New Slate of Buzzwords Are Greenwashing at Its Worst
Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M.Photo: Charlie Riedel (AP) The past year has been not great for oil…
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iOS 14.5 Beta Adds Item Tracking to the Find My App
Photo: Sam Rutherford Apple’s Find My app has long been a handy way of keeping track of your iPhone, MacBook,…
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We’ve Been Promised These Futuristic Space Hotels for 60 Years
Rendering of the Voyager Station with Approaching SpaceX StarshipImage: Voyager Station Newsroom (Fair Use) Will people actually be staying in…
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Brave Is Launching a Search Engine to Take On Google
Photo: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo, Screenshot: Brave Just a few months after rolling out what can probably be called the first privacy-preserving…
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