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Researchers Can Tell A Liar By The Nose With The ‘Pinocchio Effect’

To tell if a person is lying, just measure his or her nose. No, not the length–the temperature. Researchers at the University of Grenada are calling it the “Pinocchio Effect,” after–you guessed it!–...
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NASA Satellites Capture Earth As You’ve Never Seen It

It’s already unlikely we’ll get a view as good as the ones collected in “Earth As Art,” a new, free e-book from NASA. The collection has years’ worth of beautiful satellite photos from around the w...
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Watch: 3-D Printed Assault Rifle Breaks After Just 6 Shots

A field test of a 3-D printed assault rifle ended quickly over the weekend, with the printed plastic parts breaking apart after six rounds. It was the first live test of the printed AR-15 assault rifle, the Wiki Weapons Project...
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Animal Bluffs Inspire A New Breed Of Deceptive Robots

Squirrels have a habit of storing acorns and other nuts in various spots, then patrolling those stashes. But what happens if another opportunistic squirrel shows up to steal the bounty? The stash-owning squirrel fakes out the w...
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How To Rob A Bank [Infographic]

Robbing a bank sounds like hard work! It’s not exactly the safest way to earn a living, and you have to get all dressed up for it. But if you take the electronic route, you can make a few bucks from your pajamas. It’...
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How Moon Dust Could Improve Weather Predictions On Earth

When John Lane stood in his backyard and pointed his laser at the rain, he wasn’t thinking about weather on Earth. He was trying to figure out the best way to track lunar dust, part of a project to protect NASA’s Apollo lan...
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This Is What Thinking About Nothing Looks Like

What do empty thoughts look like? According to the artist Gustav Metzger, they look like the weird blobby object above. Metzger hooked up his brain to a robotic sculpting machine that carved away at a piece of Portland Stone ba...
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Is It Good For Our Work Lives To Be Constantly Connected? [Infographic]

When your life is constantly connected, it can be hard to disconnect from work. But as this infographic shows, that might not be a bad thing; 40 percent of those surveyed say technology has improved their work/life balance. On ...
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Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Complex Chemistry On Mars, But Can’t Confirm Organics — Yet

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity can’t yet confirm any organic compounds on the Red Planet, NASA scientists said today–but the rover is seeing some intriguing chemicals, which will lead to further careful analysis about wh...
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