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The boundary between physical presence and one's online persona is becoming increasingly porous, giving rise to new forms of self-discovery and social interaction. In this section, we curate materials that analyze how individuals construct their identity within the digital environment and how this environment, in turn, shapes their actions, habits, and perception of reality.
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Computer Science
We're breaking down how FIDO2 passkey technology protects against phishing, why it's more secure than passwords, and under what conditions it can still be bypassed.
NeuroBlog
Psychology & Society • Identity
Why we so carefully curate our image on social media and what this says about our true identity – we're breaking it down, not with a moralistic tone, but by examining the algorithms.
Researchers have proposed a method for identifying the capabilities of AI agents by their content, ensuring their identifier remains stable when transferred between platforms.
NeuroBlog
Psychology & Society • Marketing
When a company changes its name, it's doing more than just changing a sign. It's testing the strength of our attachment to the familiar and exploring what happens to our trust when a symbol vanishes.
NeuroBlog
The Future & Futurology • Technologies
A brain transplant sounds like a salvation from death, but what if we lose ourselves along with our skulls? We explore why consciousness can't be moved around like a piece of luggage.
Digital Stories
Steampunk Satire
An inventor's apprentice observes as the laboratory mirrors begin to reflect not mere illumination, but a ghastly array of possibilities. Yet, the longer one peers into the abyss of infinity, the more the exit tends to inconveniently absent itself.
NeuroBlog
Personal Growth & Learning • Critical Thinking
We delve into what's hidden in the multi-page contracts we accept without a second glance, and when it's truly worth hitting the brakes before that «I Agree» button.
YouTube creators can now leverage AI avatar technology to produce short videos, thanks to a new platform tool powered by Supertone.
NeuroBlog
Artificial intelligence • Society
Breaking down why, with the advent of AI, we suddenly started calculating what our time, labor, and creativity are worth – and what came of it.
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