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How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science
During the 2016 primary season, Trump campaign staffer Matt Braynard had an unusual political strategy. Instead of targeting Republican base voters—the ones who show up for every election—he focused on the intersection of two other groups: people who knew of Donald Trump, and people who had never voted in a primary before. These were both […]
RIP Google Play Music, Gone Too Soon
The company’s music service, which was born in 2011 and shut down last week, shall live forever in our hearts. Powered by WPeMatico
Neck-Deep in Stress? Try This Heated Massager
TruMedic’s latest massager contains two sets of rotating balls that simulate the kneading motion of human hands. Powered by WPeMatico
The Wisconsin GOP Lost $2.3 Million in an Email Scam
Trump’s website gets hacked, a ransomware group calls it quits, and more of the week’s top security news. Powered by WPeMatico
Not finding life on Venus would be disappointing. But it’s good science at work.
Last month’s report that there may be phosphine gas in the Venusian clouds came with a stunning implication: extraterrestrial life. On Earth, phosphine is a chemical produced by some kinds of bacteria that live in oxygen-poor conditions. Its presence on Venus, announced by a team led by Cardiff University’s Jane Greaves, raised the possibility that there […]
Five Supreme Court rulings that signal what to expect next
Things usually move pretty slowly for the US Supreme Court, with cases sometimes taking years to make their way through to a ruling. But these days it’s moving so quickly that the newest justice didn’t even have time to participate in the first two crucial voting rulings after her confirmation. The breakneck pace shows that […]
It’s Hard to Escape Facebook’s Vortex of Polarization
Suggesting other news sources only reinforces users’ political beliefs. Another study finds that quitting the social media giant leaves people less informed. Powered by WPeMatico
Censored by China, under attack in America: what’s next for WeChat?
Four years ago, Bin Xie was happy to sing the praises of WeChat. The IT manager from Houston had seen his pro-Trump blog, “Chinese Voice of America,” go viral on the app. Today, Xie stands firmly behind his president, but his relationship with the platform that fueled his rise has soured. The shift didn’t happen […]
AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world
Unless you’re a physicist or an engineer, there really isn’t much reason for you to know about partial differential equations. I know. After years of poring over them in undergrad while studying mechanical engineering, I’ve never used them since in the real world. But partial differential equations, or PDEs, are also kind of magical. They’re […]