Charging Devices Using Public USB Power Plugs Could Result in “Juice Jacking”
Hey travelers! You all are in a lot of airports and other public places for hours upon hours. Which means you need to charge your phone or tablet for the rest of the trip. In fact, charging outlets like this might look familiar… Unfortunately, you could be at risk, and we’re here to tell you...
New CRISPR Technique Has the Potential to Eliminate Most Genetic Diseases
First of all, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page re: CRISPR. At its core, CRISPR is a gene-editing tool that allows scientists to change the genetic blueprint of pretty much every living thing in existence. In fact, in the 10 years its development, the technology has been used to change DNA to...
Scientists Have Embedded a Chip in a Man’s Brain to Help Overcome Opioid Addiction
Opioid addiction is a hot topic these days, and many know someone who got hooked on painkillers after an accident, injury, or surgery and then turned to harder drugs when the legal ones ran out. People are dying, and doctors and researchers are scrambling to figure out how to save them. This chip might be...
Stranded In The Jungle After Scooter Accident, Their Only Hope Was This Facebook Post
When two American tourists got stranded in the jungle after an accident with their scooter, their only hope for rescue was a phone with a dying battery…and Facebook. When Aimee Spevak spotted the Facebook notification from her friend Michael Lythcott, she happily let it distract her from work. She knew he was traveling in Bali,...
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Do Not Answer Phone Calls From These Area Codes, Here Is A Scam Phone Numbers Guide
The next time you get a phone call from a number you don’t recognize, you may want to think twice about answering. On the other end of that suspicious line could very well be a scammer seeking to steal your private information such as your credit card or Social Security numbers. While many people fall...
15 Photos That Prove We Are Basically Living in the Future
Technology is moving at lightning speed and, to be honest, it’s pretty hard to keep up. It seems like every week we see new products that are sleeker, faster, smaller, and more efficient. What’s next? Only time will tell… But one thing is for sure: based on these photos, it seems like we’re already living...
Ford Creates a Noise-Cancelling Kennel Prototype to Protect Dogs from Fireworks Noise
It’s always very sad to see how upset and nervous dogs get while fireworks are blasting away on the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve (and sometimes on other occasions depending on where you live). The loud bangs can scare dogs badly and sometimes it seems like nothing will calm them back down. Well,...
Sneaky Professor Catches Cheaters by Setting up a Fake Answer Key Online
Cheating is a problem that teachers have to deal with – no matter how hard teachers try, kids are gonna find a way around the rules. And I imagine that the advent of the internet has only made students more creative and harder to catch. But don’t worry, because cheaters aren’t going to get away...