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• How to manage your screen time during the lockdown, according to science

  Our personal devices can take up more time and headspace than we can afford to lose to them, especially while under lockdown. ...

  • The Conversation

• AI devs claim they've created a robot that demonstrates a 'primitive form of empathy'

  Columbia University researchers have developed a robot that displays a "glimmer of empathy" by visually predicting how another machine ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• Here’s why Inbox Zero will never work for you

  Inbox Zero may not be right for everyone — and that's totally OK. You need to make your inbox work for you, not the other ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• If you get on with your boss you’re more likely to lie for them, says science

  We generally believe that it is a good thing to have strong relationships with the people we work for and those we manage. ...

  • The Conversation

• 7 behaviors that may predict your company’s odds of survival

  This article was originally published by Built In. The old way of working is dead. Its death throes began decades ago, and ...

  • Built In

• Can AI develop a sense of right and wrong?

  Can artificial intelligence learn the moral values of human societies? Can an AI system make decisions in situations where ...

  • Ben Dickson

• 4 ways to use psychology to win your competition's customers

  Did you know Nir Eyal, the author of this piece, is speaking at TNW2020 this year? Check out his session on ‘Indistractable: ...

  • Nir Eyal

• Heatwaves don't just give you sunburn — they can harm your mental health too

  Heatwaves undoubtedly bring a certain joy at the opportunity to be out in the sunshine. But as the planet heats and weather ...

  • The Conversation

• Scientists put penis rings on bisexual men to prove they exist

  A team of researchers recently published a study on bisexual men that, surprisingly, indicates they exist. This comes as ...

  • Tristan Greene

• A developer’s guide to dealing with growth, burnout, and imposter syndrome

  This article was originally published on .cult by Ryan Latta. .cult is a media platform for untold developer stories, where ...

  • .cult

• Ethical AI and the importance of guidelines for algorithms — explained

  In October, Amazon had to discontinue an artificial intelligence–powered recruiting tool after it discovered the system ...

  • Ben Dickson

• Google Maps data shows which European countries took lockdown most seriously

  A substantial part of humanity is slowly emerging from weeks of lockdown. What we have experienced is truly rare: a real ...

  • The Conversation

• Report: Most important data on digital audiences during coronavirus

  April 2020 collection of global digital trends for professionals wanting to gain audience insights: Extraordinary times, ...

  • Simon Kemp

• The key to productivity is distinguishing 'habits' from 'routine'

  Trying to build good habits can often backfire. Here’s why it’s important to know how habits are formed and when it’s ...

  • Nir Eyal

• 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 ...

  • 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