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If you remember chatting with SmarterChild back on AOL Instant Messenger back in the day, you know how far ChatGPT and Google Bard have come. But how do these so-called chatbots work—and what’s the best way to use them to our advantage?
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1y ago
There's plenty of good reasons to be a morning lark. So is it possible, or is biology totally against us wannabe early birds?
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1y ago
We all have our preferred seats at the movies. But is there scientifically a best place to sit? Stan Horaczek has the answer.
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1y ago
We all have our preferred seats at the movies. But is there scientifically a best place to sit? Stan Horaczek has the answer.
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1y ago
Five or ten years ago, all we heard was "save the bees." Well, are they still dying? PopSci's Philip Kiefer has the answers—and they're surprisingly complicated.
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1y ago
It's super gross, but you can't look away—why are pimple popping videos so magnetic?
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1y ago
It's super gross, but you can't look away—why are pimple popping videos so magnetic?
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1y ago
Airplanes are massive, heavy, gigantic hunks of metal. So how do their engines keep them aloft? PopSci's Rob Verger has the details.
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1y ago
Cold pizza is *chefs kiss.* But what if you want to heat up that leftover 'za? Our DIY editors have done the (mostly) delicious research to tell you the scientifically best way to reheat pizza.
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1y ago
There's a lot of talk these days about the best way to "detox" your bod. But the real secret to it all was inside you all along.
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