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How Magicians Trick Your Brain: The Psychology Of Magic

We know magic tricks aren’t real, yet we continue to be fooled and impressed by them time after time. So how do magicians still manage to keep audiences on their toes? They mess with our brains of course! Jonathan Hsu of MTheory Magic (https://www.facebook.com/mtheorymagic) stopped by to show off his skills, and teach us why […]

All-bacterial battery makes a nutrient when charged, eats it to discharge

But the ultimate destination of this electron transport chain doesn’t have to be a chemical. There are a variety of bacteria that ultimately send the electrons off into the environment instead. And researchers have figured out how to turn these into a fuel cell, harvesting the electrons to do something useful. While some of these […]

Software Changes Billboard and Crosses the Creepy Line.

The technology show here is cool, but is counter to every major trend in advertising. Way over the creepy line. Never Cross the Creepy Line People love personalisation. They hate someone watching them. Good tech draw from big data, location beacons and can creatively address users needs without being “in your face” about it. The […]

Windows 10’s Project NEON look might throw off users again – SlashGear

Microsoft is no stranger to design changes that incite an angry mob, from the new Start menu in Windows 7 to the Ribbon UI in Office to the Metro/Modern UI in from Windows Phone to Windows 8 to present. While it won’t be introducing anything as drastic as those, the so-called Project NEON design change […]

John Oliver Returns to Out-News the News—by Ignoring Trump

If it were up to John Oliver, this sentence will be the last time “Last Week Tonight” and “President Donald Trump” are mentioned in the same story. It’s not that he doesn’t want to take on the administration. Far from it. But he also knows everyone from CNN to his former coworker Stephen Colbert is […]