We have all seen animal trainers manage to get different animals perform very difficult and complex tasks through training. One of the tools they use to achieve this level of communication with the animals is a clicker (though a short-tone whistle is also used). The point of the clicker is to help the animal map the expected action in their brains when the click is perceived. In a recent episode of Hidden Brain, the origins of this training method, and its potential were explored. At our core, we...

Today, there are more ways to keep our data safe and private than ever before. From password managers, to multi-factor authentication, to encryption everywhere, to bio-metrics authentication, to VPNs, to encrypted DNS. And yet, as the ways to keep your data safe increase or become more easily accessible, so do the ways in which we more freely give that very data away. Though voice assistants are nothing new, their popularity has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. It makes sense. As the world becomes ever more...