Annalee Newitz
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With This Self-Healing Rubber, Your Flat Tire Can Fix Itself
Researchers in Germany recently discovered a way to manufacture rubber that can “heal” after being cut or pierced. In this incredible video, you can see the rubber growing back together.
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Syrian Refugees Are Finding Safe Haven Using Apps
When Hungary violently closed its border this week to refugees streaming in from Syria, migrants took to social media to find another way out. Using their phones, they charted a course to Croatia, whose leaders have pledged to welcome economic migrants.
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Welp, We Need To Update Godwin’s Law
Godwin’s Law is one of the oldest laws of the internet. Attorney Mike Godwin invented it back in the 1990s, and it goes as follows: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”
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One Chart That Shows How Much Money Ashley Madison Made Using Bots
Earlier today, I reported that Ashley Madison’s source code reveals a concerted effort to create an army of thousands of female bots to “engage” men and get them to pay more for the site’s services. Now we have a chart from the company’s leaked emails that shows how much money they made from the bots.