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Should Porn Stars Use Condoms? California Grapples With Regulation
Adult film executives are complaining that proposed state health and safety regulations threaten to drive the industry out of the state.California… -
A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone
A federal judge in California has ordered Apple to help unlock a phone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino attack. Apple CEO Tim Cook has… -
Apple, The FBI And iPhone Encryption: A Look At What's At Stake
Remember the cryptex, the little handheld safe from The Da Vinci Code where entering the correct combination will reveal the secret message and entering… -
Should India's Internet Be Free Of Charge, Or Free Of Control?
In a far-reaching ruling, India has prohibited telecom service providers from charging different prices to consumers to access content on the Internet — a… -
Evidence Is Lacking On Universal Screening For Autism, Panel Says
The earlier a child with autism can be identified and get treatment the better, child development specialists say. So there’s been a push to have… -
Listen to the collision of two black holes. Einstein was right.
Gravity. You know it as what holds things together — it holds us to the Earth, holds the Earth in orbit around the sun. But what exactly is gravity?More… -
A Cluttered Kitchen Can Nudge Us To Overeat, Study Finds
Hunger is not the only reason we eat sweets. Often we eat as a way to celebrate, or sometimes we reach for food when we’re sad or bored. And a study… -
Einstein, A Hunch And Decades Of Work: How Scientists Found Gravitational Waves
On Thursday, researchers announced the discovery of gravitational waves --wrinkles in the very fabric of space-time. But behind the headlines and news… -
What The Heck Is Natural Wine? Here's A Taste
If you follow the vast world of fermented grapes, you may have noticed an influx of so-called natural wines. I fell under their spell a few years ago.… -
MIT Scientists Were First To Suspect Gravitational Waves Could Be Detected
The idea that gravitational waves exist might have been first proposed by Albert Einstein, but the notion that they could actually be physically detected,…