The Mark 1 robot resembles actor Scarlett Johansson.
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Francis X. Shen, University of Minnesota
Intimacy with robots is closer than you think, and cities are already fighting the advent of sexbot brothels. Yet society has barely begun to explore their implications.
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A schoolteacher in the midst of receiving a full pe'a, the traditional Samoan tattoo generally worn by males.
Christopher Lynn
Christopher D. Lynn, University of Alabama
An anthropologist works in American Samoa, taking advantage of the island's longstanding tattoo culture to tease out the effects tattoos have on the body's immune function.
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Jen King, Stanford University
Most tech companies make it difficult for users to say no to aggressive surveillance practices. But it is helpful to know about the default settings on your smartphone and how to change them.
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Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
An employment law expert explains why you shouldn't use an age-related insult at work to demean an older colleague.
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Gaurav Khanna, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Feel like visiting another star system or dimension? You can do this by traveling through a spacetime portal of a black hole. But you better choose carefully. All black holes are not created equal.
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