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Digital etiquette: What your email sign-off says about you The Week, theweek.com In descending order of our favorites…10. “Cordially,” What it means: Cordial comes from the Latin cordialis, and means “of or for the heart.” Some etymology manuals suggest it means something closer to “sincere.” Pr… http://flip.it/tAeYk Related articles Etymological Oxymorons (eternalthegod.wordpress.com)
The Difference Between a Happy Marriage and Miserable One: Chores Wendy Klein, Carolina Izquierdo, & Thomas N. Bradbury, theatlantic.com Couples who don’t have a system for household tasks can get really resentful, really quickly. A look at the results of an in-depth study of middle-class families. Between 2001 and 2004, a team of UCLA researchers…
By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com By analyzing its subscribers’ preferences, Netflix can be sure its original content will find an audience. But is that a good thing? House of Cards, Netflix’s first foray into original programming, is currently the most-watched sho… The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s Hit, “House Of Cards”: Big Data | Co.Design: business +…
Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching By Colin Lecher, popsci.com Good news: your dog understands you! Bad news: watch the Kibbles ‘n Bits. You’ve probably always felt like your dog understands you, and it does—well enough to work out the best way to swipe some food from you. Researchers from the… http://flip.it/RXobZ…
The State of The Guardian’s SOTU Infographic Is…Dumber By Emily Elert, popsci.com This chart tells you that “the linguistic standard of the presidential address has declined” over time. The problem is, it’s wrong. Yesterday, as a run-up to Obama’s State of the Union address, The Guardian published an interactive… RT @PopSci: Cool infographic about the…
Your iPhone Is A Reliable Research Lab By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com A new study says that smartphones are feasible for use in psychological testing. Josef Bless, a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway, was listening to music on his phone when he noticed the similarity… RT @PopSci: Your iPhone could…
By Emily Elert, popsci.com Good guys can use social media to find out all about bad guys, and bad guys can use social media to find out all about you. In this screencast obtained by The Guardian, an investigator at the defense company Raytheon takes his viewers on … RT @PopSci: Raytheon’s terrifying people-tracking software…
A Computer Program Uncovers The Evolutionary History Of Words By Rebecca Boyle, popsci.com Software performs feats of historical linguistics. Languages are hard; it takes a trained ear to tease out not just the verbiage but the idiomatic expressions, the tone, the regional trends and ever-shifting insults that make a person trul… RT @PopSci: Software that…
What The Average American Porn Star Looks Like [Infographic] By Francie Diep, popsci.com One man’s study of 10,000 porn actors reveals their most popular names, roles, hair color and other characteristics. Your average American porn star, it turns out, is likely to be a brown-haired California-born woman named Nikki Lee. That’s … RT @PopSci: Infographic:…
Who Has The Best Mathematical Models For Predicting The Oscars? By Francie Diep, popsci.com Choose your favorite data-driven model for predicting Oscar wins. Forget what movie you actually liked. And forget the experts. The hot new way to predict winners is by using quantifiable data and rigorous statistical analyses. As … RT @PopSci: Who has…
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Why Tweaking Your Career Vocabulary Can Radically Improve Your Life By Amber Rae, fastcompany.com Reimagining the words we use to define work—and ourselves—is a powerful exercise. Words are powerful. The language we use influences how we think, feel, act, and interact with the world. That’s why I propose a new kind of dictionary. O… RT…
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