Spotify has a few somewhat-hidden features that can upgrade your listening experience, whether you're using the app on ...

Presentation at SLEEP 2026 illustrates ability to convert non-responders into responders using personalized programming ...

In his 1927 paper, "A law of comparative judgment," the American psychologist L. L. Thurstone proposed that when people ...

Watching hours of “sheepdog YouTube”—competitions where trained dogs shepherd a small number of unpredictable sheep—gave ...

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can.

Prediction markets are moving into the mainstream, giving investors a new way to watch crowd expectations – and a risky way ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the location as Navy Pier (Chicago, Illinois). The 2026 NBA Draft lottery is just days away, and fans, executives, and players alike are ...

Random Select is a new column from Polygon about under-the-radar video games. Every week, Polygon's editors assign a writer to check out a game at random, downloading the game without knowing ...

Random Select is a new column from Polygon about under-the-radar video games. Every week, Polygon's editors assign a writer to check out a game at random, downloading the game without knowing ...

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...