THE SCIENTISTS WHO MAKE APPS ADDICTIVE
Tech companies use the insights of behavior design to keep us returning to their products. But some of the psychologists who developed the science of persuasion are worried about how it is being used. In 1930, a psychologist at Harvard University called B.F. Skinner made a…
California is becoming a different country from the U.S.
Protection for undocumented immigrants, tougher gun laws, recreational marijuana: California will welcome 2018 by turning into the US equivalent of a Scandinavian country. Hundreds of new laws of markedly progressive inspiration will go into effect in the Golden State come the new year, affecting everything…
A robot can print this house in as little as 8 hours
Building a house by hand can be both time-consuming and expensive. Some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the construction instead. A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom uses a 3D printing robot that can print parts for tiny houses. The machine can print…
When We Get to Mars, the Beer Might Not Be Bad
Here’s an interplanetary botany discovery that took college students and not NASA scientists to find: Hops — the flowers used to add a pleasant bitterness to beer — grow well in Martian soil. “I don’t know if it’s a practical plant, but it’s doing fairly…
Trump asks “Why do we need more immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries”
Trump says he’d prefer immigrants from Norway instead of Haiti or Africa today. Using vulgar terms, rejecting a pitch Thursday from a bipartisan team of senators on an immigration deal to protect DACA participants while increasing border security, according to the Washington Post.
Lil Pump Plays “Lean Pong”
Lil Pump has taken his lean usage to a whole new level as he is now playing a game called lean pong. The Miami rapper recently posted a video to his Instagram story where he sets up the new game. In the video, someone pours…
Whale Saves Snorkeler From Shark By Hiding Her Under Fin
The incredible video, which was caught by Nan Hauser and her team, shows how the whale saves an unsuspecting Nan from the shark. The male humpback, which weighed around 50,000-pounds, attempted to push Nan through the water with his head and mouth, before tucking her…
Mike Mitchell: We can beat the Patriots ‘in Haiti or in Hell’
Mike Mitchell was on the field when his Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the New England Patriots at home in Week 15. The Steelers’ safety saw what the defending champions are capable of firsthand, and after winning that game, the rematch won’t take place in the…
Trump Administration Says That Nearly 200,000 Salvadorans Must Leave
Nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been allowed to live in the United States for more than a decade must leave the country, government officials announced Monday. It is the Trump administration’s latest reversal of years of immigration policies and one of the…
GoPro Calls it Quits for Karma Drone
GoPro has announced that it’s exiting the drone business, citing the challenges of turning a profit in an “extremely competitive” market. The company revealed the news during its earnings report today, saying that its Karma drone would be the last it would make. The company is also laying off…
