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• Just putting it out there: I'm a sucker for influencer marketing

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. Hi, my name is Yessi and, even though I should know better, I’m a complete ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Why this 2019 Nobel physics winner says we should stop calling it a 'Big Bang'

  The Big Bang Theory remains the most convincing and popular estimation on the origin of universe, but that doesn't mean it's true. James Peebles, a one-half winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics (he split the award with a duo comprised of Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz), is ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The Outer World will satiate your need for character-driven RPG experience

  This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. I have ...

  • Super Jump Magazine

• Three weird streaming services you should check out once your Netflix trial is over

  The holidays are quickly approaching and millions of students and families are about to embark on a season of travel. It's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Aural sex: Tingly earhole sound porn is the next step in accessible erotica

  This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, ...

  • SEXTECHGUIDE

• This site dares you to literally 'give a shit for science'

  A pair of startups yesterday launched a campaign to convince people to send them pictures of their poop. We bet you didn't think you'd read that on TNW today, but it's for a decent reason. The images will purportedly be used to create a database to train AI on the subtleties of human ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The science behind why no one laughs at our jokes

  How do you like the following joke from Sumeria in about 1900BC? “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.” Or this classic from Egypt, 1600BC? “How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? You sail a boatload of young ...

  • The Conversation

• Just putting it out there: Please Netflix, don’t kill TV

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Real estate firm offers free paranormal investigation for prospective homeowners

  Bungalo, a real-estate firm, earlier this week debuted a new, inclusive marketing campaign aimed at giving peace of mind ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Watch this AI cop car fight an AI Jeep

  A machine learning developer named Sebastian Schuchmann recently developed a pair of neural networks. At first, they were ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Want to run more efficiently? Tie your feet together, say scientists

  It used to be that tying someone's shoes together was a nasty prank, but now it's a performance-enhancing feat of bio-mechanical ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Magic: The Gathering is getting a My Little Pony crossover set

  Wizards of the Coast today announced the 22 October launch of its all new My Little Pony crossover card set. Y'all! Princess ...

  • Tristan Greene