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As businesses' branded mobile apps become more common and popular, how are they affecting shoppers' buying habits?
Sociologists know what conditions make it more likely a mass delusion will take hold and spread through a group – whether…
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Predicting human behavior is big business. But science may never be able to do so with perfect certainty.
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Iranian cyberthreats come from independent hacker groups and from those suspected of having government ties. Their efforts…
As it closes down 20 years after launching, a look back at the key role AOL Instant Messenger played in preparing people…
Many cities lack the resources to analyze their own vast troves of administrative data.
Psychology researchers bring infants into the lab to learn more about how shared book reading influences brain and behavioral…
Researchers' views depend in part on what technology is (or will be) capable of – and in part on what consciousness…
Biologists' growing reliance on computers advances the field – but comes with new risks. The first step toward improved…
Applying actual science to forensic investigations can yield substantially different results from the findings of standard…
A new initiative called the International Brain Laboratory is tackling this fundamental mystery of neuroscience in an unusual…
Past efforts to teach American students computer skills haven't always helped workers get better-paying jobs. But spending…