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04/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Neuroscience study finds that stress retards your ability to learn

Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum looked at how well category learning works during a stressful episode with the use of electroencephalography (EEG). In the study, they compared the performance of 16 stressed men with the performance of 16 relaxed men in categorization learning. The researchers decided to conduct the research on men because women tend […]

02/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Former insiders launch awareness campaign to warn users about the addictive dangers of Facebook and Google

Former employees of Google and Facebook are campaigning to warn users about the addictive dangers posed by social media networks like Google and Facebook, according to a Daily Mail Online report. Tristan Harris, who was a former in-house ethicist at Google, is leading the new group called the Center for Humane Technology which campaigns to […]

01/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

It’s not your imagination — your phone really is spying on you: Hundreds of Android apps use the microphone to secretly monitor and record your TV habits

Your phone is actually spying on you. They may not be listening to your conversations, but they are using your device’s microphone to gather information on the ads, TV shows, and movies you watch. A new report from The New York Times revealed that more than 250 gaming apps use the monitoring software called Alphonso, […]

10/13/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

When you create an online login, BEWARE: Digital services are encroaching on your privacy

In this internet age, everything — from government services, shopping, and banking— can be accessed online. However, you are first required to create an account to use their services. But, you may want to think twice before creating accounts online. Experts warn that online services ask for more personal information than necessary when users sign up for […]

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