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Study Suggest That Intellectually Humble People Possess Superior General Knowledge

(Mayukh Saha) In this internet age, knowledge is no longer something you cannot acquire. You don’t always have to go to a library or search for something you want to learn. The internet has all the information you need – you just have to Google it. Hence, in this era of constant knowledge-seeking, you might feel ignorant if you don’t know something. But that is where intellectual humility comes in.

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Popular Youtuber PewDiePie Censored in China After Posting Video Critical of Regime

(Eva Fu) Popular YouTube star PewDiePie was censored from China’s largest online community after he took a stab at the Chinese regime’s sensitivity about the ongoing Hong Kong protests, while mocking American companies that have curbed free speech to appease the regime.

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Trump Trolls ‘Fake News’ Democratic Rivals In Epic Twitter Rant

(Zero Hedge) Ahead of what looks to be a busy day for President Trump – in addition to his social media summit, Mnuchin has a meeting scheduled with Nancy Pelosi and the White House has just called a press conference about the latest court decisions on the citizenship question – the president indulged in a scattered twitter rant about the fake news media, some of his would-be Democratic challengers, and his amazing economy.

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Government Crackdowns on Social Media Fuel Violence, Studies Show

(Jan Rydzak) In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off its residents’ access to social media and online messaging systems, including Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, and Viber. The official government concern was that “false news reports were spreading through social media.”

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Sex and Technology: Influence and Peculiarities

(Exploring your Mind) Human sexuality had remained unaffected by technological advances for thousands of years. Nowadays, however, technology is starting to take the limelight and sex and technology are closely related. This is due to the existence of technology itself, but also because the way we understand and experience sexuality has changed. Let’s delve deeper into this.

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