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First Look at the Grand Central Apple Store

First Look at the Grand Central Apple Store

Apple pulled back the curtains at their new Grand Central flagship store Wednesday mornin More »

Today in Research: Left-Handed People and IQ; a Loss for Black Tea

Today in Research: Left-Handed People and IQ; a Loss for Black Tea

The Wall Street Journal goes through the stereotypes for left-handed people and argues that they're not any smarter than the rest of us More »

Apple vs. Amazon: A Tale of Two Conspiracies

Apple vs. Amazon: A Tale of Two Conspiracies

The European Commission announced an agressive antitrust investigation into Apple's e-book policies. Why not Amazon? More »

Why the GOP Primary Won't Be Like Clinton vs. Obama

Why the GOP Primary Won't Be Like Clinton vs. Obama

Republicans could be in for a long battle, but Mitt and Newt are very different from the two Democrats who ran in 2008 More »

Today in Research: Apple Juice's Very Bad Week; Global Warming

Today in Research: Apple Juice's Very Bad Week; Global Warming

Adding to the Consumer Reports study that urged the FDA to look into high arsenic levels in juice, the AP has published its own findings More »

India's Unworkable Plan to Censor Facebook

India's Unworkable Plan to Censor Facebook

India's government is asking companies such as Facebook and Google to start screening all user generated content More »

Fox News Hates Those Commie Muppets

Fox News Hates Those Commie Muppets

Jim Henson's adorable, fluffy puppets are the latest victims in Fox News' ongoing communist witch hunt More »

'New Yorker' Critic Banned From Scott Rudin Movies for an Early Review

'New Yorker' Critic Banned From Scott Rudin Movies for an Early Review

David Denby's 'Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' write-up has sparked a fight with one of Hollywood's biggest producers More »

Today in Research: A Side Effect of Exercising for the Depressed; More

Today in Research: A Side Effect of Exercising for the Depressed; More

Due to a dysfunctional stress response, people who are depressed take longer to recuperate from exercise, according to a new study More »

Donald Trump Agrees to Moderate a GOP Presidential Debate

Donald Trump Agrees to Moderate a GOP Presidential Debate

Hilarity may ensue if the billionaire reality-TV host grills Republican candidates onstage a week before the Iowa caucuses More »

Some Technical Explanations for Siri's Abortion Glitch

Some Technical Explanations for Siri's Abortion Glitch

Since Apple has come out and said that Siri's abortion non-answers are not intended, it's time to dig into technical explanations More »

Today in Research: Cheaper DNA Sequencing; Beer Origin Countries

Today in Research: Cheaper DNA Sequencing; Beer Origin Countries

The cost of sequencing all three billion bases of DNA in human chromosomes has dropped from $8.9 million to just $10,500 in four years More »

Dr. Oz Vindicated: New Study Finds High Arsenic Levels in Apple Juice

Dr. Oz Vindicated: New Study Finds High Arsenic Levels in Apple Juice

An investigation found that total arsenic levels found were higher than what the FDA allows in water, and most of the arsenic was inorganic More »

Apple Vaguely Apologizes for Siri's Abortion 'Glitch'

Apple Vaguely Apologizes for Siri's Abortion 'Glitch'

Apple responds saying, "These are not intentional omissions meant to offend anyone" and notes that Siri is still in beta More »

The Grammy Nominations Are In

The Grammy Nominations Are In

The nominees feature the usual mix of old standbys, new favorites, occasional head scratchers, and Kanye West snubs More »

Today in Research: One Reason to Legalize Medical Marijuana; More

Today in Research: One Reason to Legalize Medical Marijuana; More

New research (not yet peer-reviewed) finds that a "passage of state medical-marijuana laws is associated with a drop in traffic fatalities" More »

How Google Doodles Are Made

How Google Doodles Are Made

Google Doodles have become the best success story of corporate branding in recent years More »

Today in Research: Siri Could Soon Play Doctor; Wi-Fi Kills Sperm

Today in Research: Siri Could Soon Play Doctor; Wi-Fi Kills Sperm

Researchers are now pondering the possibility that if you spit on the screen of your phone, it'll be able to give you a basic medical diagnosis More »

A New Printer Hack Sounds Like Remote-Controlled Arson

A New Printer Hack Sounds Like Remote-Controlled Arson

Researchers at Columbia University suggest that a security flaw in printers may make it possible to start fires from afar More »

Americans Are 20 Pounds Heavier Than They Were Just 20 Years Ago

Americans Are 20 Pounds Heavier Than They Were Just 20 Years Ago

And, to make things worse, their perceptions of what their 'ideal weight' should be has jumped by about 10 pounds over the same time period More »

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