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  Modern popular music does all sound the same, and it's getting louder too

  By Andrew Webster on July 30, 2012 10:17 am + 73 comments

  If you've ever turned on the radio and thought that all popular music sounds the same, it turns out Continue reading…

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  MIT model shows the most influential US airports for spreading disease

  By Andrew Webster on July 25, 2012 08:58 am + 18 comments

  Researchers at MIT have developed a new computer model that shows that it's not necessarily the Continue reading…

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  Robot legs accurately mimic human movement

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 6, 2012 07:24 am + 16 comments

  Researchers from the University of Arizona has built a pair of robotic legs that mimics our own. Continue reading…

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  Robot finger detects textures more accurately than humans

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 19, 2012 07:29 am + 9 comments

  Researchers at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering have developed Continue reading…

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  Brain scan results show up differently on Mac and Linux-based PC (updated)

  By Andrew Webster on June 18, 2012 12:25 pm + 93 comments

  A new study shows that when it comes to analyzing brain scans, the results can be dramatically Continue reading…

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  Study finds internet behaviors that could indicate depression

  By Kimber Streams on June 18, 2012 05:31 am + 27 comments

  New research from the Missouri University of Science and Technology suggests that certain internet Continue reading…

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  Facebook ads can generate increased sales, comScore says

  By Amar Toor on June 13, 2012 02:40 am + 10 comments

  There are still some questions as to whether or not Facebook can live up to its astronomic Continue reading…

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  Link rot in 2012: keeping track of how web addresses go dead

  By Adi Robertson on May 15, 2012 12:33 pm + 13 comments

  The vast storage space the web offers, as well as the ease with which files can be moved or copied, Continue reading…

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  Study shows weak Google+ public activity, but what does it mean?

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 15, 2012 10:21 am + 290 comments

  Google's doing everything it can to help Google+ take off — the iPhone app and web version of the Continue reading…

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  Language Immersion extension for Chrome scatters foreign words throughout the web

  By Sam Byford on May 3, 2012 12:07 am + 17 comments

  If you've been wanting to brush up on your foreign language skills but can't devote much time to Continue reading…