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That "Study" You Just Read? 66% of Its Sources Don't Exist

Picture this. A research paper clears peer review — not one expert, but three or more sign off on it. And buried inside are more than a hundred citations that point to studies that simply never existed. Researchers analyz Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-study-you-just-read-66-of-its-sources-dont-exist

Your Friend's Doorbell Just Scanned Your Face — And You Can't Take It Back

You walked up to a friend's front door last week. You rang the bell. And in that moment, a camera may have scanned your face — and turned it into something a company can keep forever. You never agreed to that. You may not have even known it h Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-friends-doorbell-just-scanned-your-face-and-you-cant-take-it-back

Your Face Is Now Your Train Ticket — and Nobody Asked You First

In Japan, thousands of train commuters are now walking through ticket gates without a ticket, a card, or a phone. They just walk. The gate reads their face and lets them through. Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-is-now-your-train-ticket-and-nobody-asked-you-first

Your Bank Thinks You're Safe. The Math Says 7 in 10 Aren't.

A group of hackers spent all of last year targeting banks — and they never once stole a password. Instead, they called the help desk. They pretended to be an employee locked out of their account. And they talked I.T. supp Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-bank-thinks-youre-safe-the-math-says-7-in-10-arent

Your Brain Sees Faces Differently Than Everyone Else's — And Your DNA Decides How

Two trained investigators sit down to compare the same two photographs. Same lighting. Same screen. Same faces. One says, "That's definitely him." The other says, "I'm honestly not sure." And here's the part that stops yo Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-brain-sees-faces-differently-than-everyone-elses-and-your-dna-decides-how