Ego Depletion: do we have a finite amount of self-control in all of us?
Staying motivated is a struggle we can all relate to. Going to the gym, eating healthy or staying late to...
Science
Read the latest science news, including NASA & the ESA’s developments in space, from The Sociable
VR is shifting how we experience anxiety, surgery, pain, and games
Whether speaking about using Virtual Reality to play games or to get to play doctor prior to surgery, VR is...
Nexeon’s neurotechnology in the fight against our aging bodies
We haven't even come close to solving the problem of an aging population, so the tech sector is stepping in....
Parasitic cryptocurrency mining, ad revenue and volunteer computing, a 3-sided coin
The cyptocurrency mining on The Pirate Bay and Politifact is less a question of hacking or exploitation, and more a...
New STEM edtech platform provides training for coveted and in-demand jobs
Midwest-based organization GreenApple has released a new STEM education platform this month aimed at providing training tools for the technological,...
Space: humanity’s new construction site
Construction is no longer confined to our celestial body, Earth, as space becomes prime real estate for those rich and...
Dream big, think small: how a farm boy made cancer-killing robots real
On August 30th, scientists revealed that they had produced and tested molecule-sized robots that can seek and drill into prostate...
Humans might not always make the best decisions, but algorithms can
We are faced with thousands of decisions every day with an infinite number of possible outcomes. In light of this,...
NASA Cassini probe to go out with a blast after 20 years, plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere
Cassini, a probe sent by NASA in 1997 to study Saturn and its 2 moons, Titan and Enceladus - is...
Are smartphones the future of medicine?
In the future, feeling sick might not necessarily include a medical appointment thanks to the increasing versatility and power of...
Hacking Human Emotions: How Film Studios Control Our Reactions With Biometrics
Every shiver, skin flush, increase in heart rate or goose bump you get while watching a movie or a show...
SpaceX to fly passengers around far side of moon, first human glimpse in 45 years
SpaceX will fly two private citizens around the far side of the moon, a region that hasn't been seen by...
Scientists urge immediate ethics proposals on human genome editing in embryos
Scientists warn that editing the human genome in its embryonic state carries massive ethical concerns, and this issue needs to...
The Chan Zuckerberg INIT’s Meta acquisition and the legacy of Aaron Swartz
As the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires AI startup Meta to organize millions of research papers for scientists, we remember Aaron...
Physics just put a whole new ‘spin’ on connecting AI, human brain function
Japanese physicists successfully harness the power of spin for AI to create an artificial neural network that behaves like a...
Mushrooms to save the bees from Monsanto, Bayer insecticides
Mushrooms are the newest line of defense to save the bees from annihilation caused by parasites and harmful insecticides produced...
Liquid found on Titan: Saturn in science and mythology
NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds liquid for the first time on Saturn's moon, Titan, but why was Saturn venerated in mythology throughout...
Bombs for bullets: Why are mass shooting suspects almost never taken alive?
Why is it that mass shooting suspects are almost never taken alive? Here we analyze police training, psychological profiles, and...
Mars exploration technology brought down to Earth
A new British company is harnessing Mars exploration technology that has applications in environmental monitoring, diagnosing disease, and detecting counterfeit foods. Based upon...
UW research into DNA storage backs up ancient shamanic knowledge
With the successful retrieval of digital data encoded in snippets of synthetic DNA sequences, the University of Washington (UW) has...
