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Are Humans on the Brink of Another Evolutionary Leap?

A new study about fish speciation suggests that human brain stimulation can have evolutionary consequences. Brain stimulation, eh? You mean like Portal 2. From io9: The elephantfish, like a few other creatures who live in cloudy water, communicates via weak electrical signals. Using a special organ

Are social games killing the soap?

Experts think social games are at least partly responsible for the decline of soap operas. “Women at home used to have these virtual friends, these soap stars,” says Maria Bailey author of Mom 3.0. “Now their virtual friends have come alive, and they don’t need one-way conversations. I grew up on Su

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