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American exceptionalism lives on in the e-cigarette, where profit lust dealt a death blow to a life-saving medical concept, and Americans will likely die because of it.

It May Actually Be Good That E-Cigs Are More Addictive Than Tobacco—But Juul Ruined It

In the UK, e-cigarettes are considered "95%" less dangerous than conventional smokes. But Juul's profit lust has dealt a death blow to a life-saving medical concept in the United States.
By Chris Roberts
There is growing evidence for the use of cannabis in treating opioid addiction.

Legal Weed: An Accidental Solution to the Opioid Crisis?

As Canada moves towards legalization of cannabis in 2018, there is growing evidence of the drug's potential to treat opioid addiction itself, as well as the chronic pain that often drives it.
By Stephanie Lake and M-J Milloy
Impacts of federal research funding can be felt region-wide.

When the Federal Budget Funds Scientific Research, It’s the Economy That Benefits

Research dollars don't stay locked up in academia and government labs. R&D collaborations with the private sector are common – and grow the innovation economy.
By Christopher Keane
circa 1955: Mathematical physicist Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) delivers one of his recorded lectures.

Science: It Works—Except When It Doesn’t

By Brady Dale
Priests' Katie Alice Greer @ Brooklyn Bazaar on Friday, January 28

‘Resistance Absolutely Works’: How Artists and Fans Can Influence Policy

By Justin Joffe
Introverts in the workforce are at a disadvantage.

If You’re an Introvert, You’re Probably Getting Screwed at Work

By Pete Ross
Supercomputers at Facebook's Luleå data center.

Researchers Just Discovered a Way to Make Supercomputing Way More Powerful

By Sage Lazzaro
Because diet and exercise is just too hard.

A Shockingly High Number of Millennials Would Give Up Internet to Lose Weight

By Sage Lazzaro
“Don’t boil the ocean,” Terry said as he slapped a tall stack of papers on my desk. “Just tell us what we need to know.”

Three Steps to Get Up to Speed on Any Subject Quickly

By Nir Eyal
Alba Cerrato displays her cocktail of 14 different AIDS medications that she takes three times a day July 11, 2002 in Miami, Florida.

Healthcare’s War on Costs Is Really a War on Patients

By Jonathan Wilcox
Giants Leonard Marshall

Can Weed Protect Your Brain (And Save Football)?

By Josh Keefe
Misophonia.

Misophonia: When Everyday Noises Can Make Your Life Unbearable

By Dr. Jennifer Jo Brout
LONDON - APRIL 14: A new Banksy graffiti work on a private property catches the eye of passers by on April 14, 2008 in London, England. The work, which depicts a child painting the words 'One Nation Under CCTV' with a security guard watching him is situated under a security camera and has appeared sometime between the hours of Saturday and Monday morning. (Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

For Online Privacy, Honesty Is a Lousy Policy

By Brady Dale
Nick Offerman's Whisky Yule Log. Photo: YouTube

Making Trends Trendy: These Forecasting Sites Use Science to Predict the Future

By Vida Weisblum
A boy waits in front of a poster for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at a bus stop in Beijing. (Photo: GREG BAKER/Getty Images)

Spoilers Are Your Problem Not Mine

By Brady Dale
Twitter's choice to change the favorite star to a liking heart

Studying Twitter Memes Is Helping Researchers Understand Mysteries of the Brain

By Sage Lazzaro
Betabeat chills after work. (Photo: Flickr)

Study: Your After-Work Electrionics Addition Might Be Making You Feel Bad

By Jordan Valinsky

OkCupid Brags About Manipulating Online Daters in Secret Tests

By Jack Smith IV

Study Finds Online Courses Only Really Serving 10 Percent of Users

By Jack Smith IV
(Photo: 24fix.co.uk)

Like a Sociopathic Ex, Porn Sites Claim They Did Not Give You Digital STDs

By Jessica Roy
I'm about to get archival on your... (Wikimedia Commons)

How Deep Is Your Web? The National Archives Opens a New Branch on Bowling Green

By Kit Dillon

Researchers Develop ‘Visual Malware’ for Android

By Steve Huff

Comcast and Road Runner Customers Love Uploading Their Stuff to The Pirate Bay

By Steve Huff

Google Trends Reveal Our Sexy Seasons

By Steve Huff
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