Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their tricks | The Verge
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You can play a slot machine in Las Vegas before you’ve even reached baggage claim: there are tiny slots parlors in every terminal of McCarran International Airport. Once you pick up your rental...
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You can play a slot machine in Las Vegas before you’ve even reached baggage claim: there are tiny slots parlors in every terminal of McCarran International Airport. Once you pick up your rental...
Master orchestrator of the genome is discovered, stem cell scientists report -- ScienceDaily
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New research shows how a single growth factor receptor protein programs the entire genome. The study provides evidence that it all begins with a single "master" growth factor receptor that regulates the entire genome.
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New research shows how a single growth factor receptor protein programs the entire genome. The study provides evidence that it all begins with a single "master" growth factor receptor that regulates the entire genome.
George Galloway to mount legal challenge over election defeat
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Former Respect MP announces he has begun legal proceedings to have result of Bradford West election set asideGeorge Galloway has said that he has begun legal proceedings to overturn the election result in Bradford West, after he lost by more than 11,000...
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Former Respect MP announces he has begun legal proceedings to have result of Bradford West election set asideGeorge Galloway has said that he has begun legal proceedings to overturn the election result in Bradford West, after he lost by more than 11,000...
Oprah Winfrey: one of the world's best neoliberal capitalist thinkers
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Oprah is appealing because her stories hide the role of political, economic and social structures in our lives. They make the American dream seem attainableIn Oprah Winfrey lore, one particular story is repeated over and over. When Oprah was 17, she won...
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Oprah is appealing because her stories hide the role of political, economic and social structures in our lives. They make the American dream seem attainableIn Oprah Winfrey lore, one particular story is repeated over and over. When Oprah was 17, she won...
Videogame hacker punished by company — with his character's public execution
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After multiple reports that a player was using hacks to easily win player-versus-player battles in Guild Wars 2, game maker ArenaNet came to the only logical conclusion: execution. This involved a public stripping, and forced suicide for the character w...
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After multiple reports that a player was using hacks to easily win player-versus-player battles in Guild Wars 2, game maker ArenaNet came to the only logical conclusion: execution. This involved a public stripping, and forced suicide for the character w...
Obama: Warren ‘absolutely wrong’ on trade deal
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In an interview with Yahoo, President Obama defended what would be a historic trade pact with 11 Asian countries against criticism from Senator Warren and other members of his own party, who say the deal could hurt labor and environmental interests.
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In an interview with Yahoo, President Obama defended what would be a historic trade pact with 11 Asian countries against criticism from Senator Warren and other members of his own party, who say the deal could hurt labor and environmental interests.
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why we need to rethink capitalism
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Paul Tudor Jones II loves capitalism. It's a system that has done him very well over the last few decades. Nonetheless, the hedge fund manager and philanthropist is concerned that a laser focus on profits is, as he puts it, "threatening the very underpi...
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Paul Tudor Jones II loves capitalism. It's a system that has done him very well over the last few decades. Nonetheless, the hedge fund manager and philanthropist is concerned that a laser focus on profits is, as he puts it, "threatening the very underpi...
Dan Ariely: How equal do we want the world to be? You'd be surprised
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The news of society's growing inequality makes all of us uneasy. But why? Dan Ariely reveals some new, surprising research on what we think is fair, as far as how wealth is distributed over societies ... then shows how it stacks up to the real stats.
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The news of society's growing inequality makes all of us uneasy. But why? Dan Ariely reveals some new, surprising research on what we think is fair, as far as how wealth is distributed over societies ... then shows how it stacks up to the real stats.
How a Darth Vader selfie showed the worst side of social media
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A dad has been incorrectly accused of being a pedophile on Facebook by a woman he doesn't know. The woman is now mortified and begging for forgiveness. Both say they are "devastated" by the events surrounding the misunderstanding. The moral of the story...
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A dad has been incorrectly accused of being a pedophile on Facebook by a woman he doesn't know. The woman is now mortified and begging for forgiveness. Both say they are "devastated" by the events surrounding the misunderstanding. The moral of the story...
