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Study Finds Bad Guys Wear Black in Hockey, Too
The cultural archetype that bad guys wear black holds true for hockey, too. A detailed analysis of stats from 25 seasons of the National Hockey League found players wearing black are penalized more frequently than those in lighter colors.
Long-Lost Rat Species Rediscovered in Philippines
A giant rat species last seen 37 years ago and feared extinct has been seen again on the Philippines island of Dinagat.
Thinking in a Foreign Language Makes Decisions More Rational
To judge a risk more clearly, it may help to consider it in a foreign language: A series of experiments on more than 300 people from the U.S. and Korea found that thinking in a second language reduced deep-seated, misleading biases that unduly influence how risks and benefits are perceived.
Backyard Pesticide Use May Fuel Bee Die-Offs
The controversy over possible links between massive bee die-offs and agricultural pesticides has overshadowed another threat: the use of those same pesticides in backyards and gardens.
Artificial Intelligence Could Be on Brink of Passing Turing Test
One hundred years after Alan Turing was born, his eponymous test remains an elusive benchmark for artificial intelligence. Now, for the first time in decades, it’s possible to imagine a machine making the grade.