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Unless there's something that I've missed, this seems like a lot of work just to essentially have the bird logo in place of the X logo.

The first thing I notice is that both the first and last authors of this paper are industry-affiliated. Not to say there's anything inherently problematic with that, but at least r…

See the paper again (the methods are at the end of the paper). They reported 27 subjects.

Seems more like you are describing what is called the hypnagogic state ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia )

I wonder how this study can be used as evidence against determinism, ie., that humans really do possess free will. If the coin toss relevantly affects the person's decision, then i…

Can anyone here recommend a good reference (blog, e-book, etc.) for beginners in Bayesian statistical analysis?

> But there are tons of businesses that are better off using revenue as funding. Any specific examples?

Hate to rain on this person's parade, but his findings are mostly meaningless. You cannot simply infer neurological activity from a single electrode. Besides the need for a proper …

Just came here to see if anyone else noticed it and it's funny that it's the only comment ATM :D I think someone should come up with a browser extension to disable custom scroll ja…

I imagine that after 30 minutes of being inclined while using the keyboard/mouse, the reduced blood circulation in your hands and arms from gravitational resistance will cause them…

A wonderful piece, almost read like a novel. At the end, I couldn't help but try to derive some overall take-away. The best I could come up with was to cherish your friendships and…

Happens to me quite often if I accidentally have something in my pocket which presses down the Home button of the iPhone for a few seconds.

If only there was a way people could vote on certain stories based on if they felt the article was interesting or not. Oh wait.. /s

I've been using W10 on v4 fine for the past few weeks. Planning to update right now though.. anything you are concerned about specifically?

The view of brain oscillations driving (or even partially modulating) neural activity is further supported by research involving stimulating the brain using Alternating Currents [1…

The only way this would be a killer feature in my book is if it analyses my entire inbox to generate the result. It would be more realistic since it is actually based on email and …

True, but you have a much smaller "margin of error" (+/- 1 hour) as opposed to the many more inconveniences described in the article.

That bodybuilding.com thread is gold

Cool experiment, but not letting your family in on it? Not sure how this will affect future trust issues...

I would venture the trend is because there are consumers (maybe a significant percentage) who, when comparing different options, simply make a choice based on "bigger is better".