For example, is there a downside to using incentives like money to get a kid to learn their times tables? Unfortunately, the brain then perceives the task as distasteful—since one needs to be paid to ...

Intelligence is sometimes perceived as a superpower, something that gives a person an edge over their fellow human. So much so that some people make it a habit to flex their intellect whenever they ...

Intelligence is sometimes perceived as a superpower, something that gives a person an edge over their fellow human. So much so that some people make it a habit to flex their intellect whenever they ...

Moxie Marlinspike—the pseudonym of an engineer who set a new standard for private messaging with the creation of the Signal Messenger—is now aiming to revolutionize AI chatbots in a similar way. His ...

Never waste a jar again with these ingenious ideas. Of course, not every brine is interchangeable, but McGreger notes that you can use sweet or bread-and-butter pickle brine much the same way you’d ...

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Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand teens’ use of social media, the internet and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. The Center conducted an online survey of 1,458 U.S.

A wolf was filmed pulling bait out of a submerged crab trap — with some experts howling with glee that it could be the first documented evidence of the beasts using tools. The female wolf was recently ...

The United States government shutdown drags on, marking a pivotal moment in America’s fiscal and constitutional history. President Donald Trump, the negotiator-in-chief, isn’t blinking. He’s swinging ...

A scavenger hunt campaign to promote Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, resulted in a viral #SwiftiesAgainstAI campaign. “The first sign that it was AI was that it didn’t look great,” ...

It’s now been four years since Windows 11’s release and Microsoft is tired of waiting for users to switch over. As of September 2025, Windows 11 and Windows 10 are still neck and neck when it comes to ...