Most of what you think you know about human reasoning is wrong. Here’s why.
Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber are the authors of “The Enigma of Reason,” a new book from Harvard University Press. Their arguments about human reasoning have pot…
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Facebook among tech firms battling gag orders over government surveillance
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Women in IT Security: Eight Women to Watch
"Jennifer Stisa Granick is an attorney, educator and the director of civil liberties for the Center for Internet and Society (CIS) at Stanford Law School.…
Trump’s plan to work with Putin on cybersecurity makes no sense. Here’s why.
President Trump announced Sunday on Twitter that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin were talking about forming an “impenetrable Cyber Security unit” to pre…
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Sorry, But You Need to Care About Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian
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LinkedIn, HiQ spat presents big questions for freedom, innovation
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Justice Eludes 298 Killed in the Shoot-Down of Malaysia Air Flight 17
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Trolling victim takes neo-Nazi website to court
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51 Times That the Aggregator Distractify Says Its Copyright Was Violated
"Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said facts and story concepts generally can’t be copyrighted. Short phrases like he…