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• 600 scientists oppose UK's use of behavioral science to fight coronavirus

  The UK government’s handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic has come under serious criticism, not just from citizens, ...

  • The Conversation

• Here’s why every designer should know these 4 system diagrams

  Systems thinking is often heralded in different circles as a competency that’s worth investing in. Having a wider lens and being able to model the systems that influence inputs, outputs and the patterns of behavior for people using the products we build is how we can deliver real ...

  • Justin Farrugia

• Stop saying employees are the weakest link in cybersecurity

  If you and your company are serious about cybersecurity, then you need to drop the counter-productive 'weakest link' mantra ...

  • Oz Alashe

• How cameras in public spaces might change how we think

  Facial recognition is increasingly being used in many countries around the world. In some cases, the take up has been dramatic. ...

  • The Conversation

• Humility, trust, and empathy: The skills needed to work with robots

  Did you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks ...

  • Tim Leberecht

• Here are 3 ways we can redesign social media to reduce 'FoMO' anxiety

  Fear of missing out, or FoMO, is commonly described as that anxious feeling you get when you think other people might be ...

  • The Conversation

• Scientists explain why we (probs) won't rebel against totalitarian rulers

  Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, described the horror of the authoritarian regime of Gilead. In this theocracy, ...

  • The Conversation

• Microsoft reveals how it caught mutating Monero mining malware with machine learning

  Microsoft's antivirus division recently opened the bonnet on a mutating cryptocurrency miner and revealed how machine learning ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Yale study shows same-sex sexual behavior provides species-wide benefits

  A team of researchers from the Yale school of Forestry and Environmental Studies recently published research indicating scientists ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Google Analytics can’t tell you everything about your customers’ behavior

  During numerous conversations I’ve had with great journalists, publishers, and content professionals, I’ve found on the ...

  • Mia Comic

• You're still you when you're drunk, science says

  Many of us know that feeling of waking up, headache in tow, struggling to remember what we said and did after that extra ...

  • The Conversation

• Embodying taller avatars in VR can make us more confident in real life

  The high immersive capacity of virtual reality is often acknowledged as its main virtue when compared to other media and ...

  • Binary District Journal

• Study: People behave better when they think they’re being watched

  If there exists one moral code that can be shared and agreed by almost all cultures and religions, then it must be the concept ...

  • The Conversation