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Motherboard Blog

The 'Swedish Fish Theory’ Is About More Than Candy

Repair technicians have more empathy for your lost data than you might expect.
Joseph Neighbor
7.25.16
Motherboard Blog

The Behavioral Economics of ‘The Swedish Fish Theory’

The Swedish Fish Theory seems to be about reciprocity–"If I do something nice for you, you do something nice for me"
Joseph Neighbor
7.25.16
Stuff

Everyone from Last Night’s Episode of ‘Robot Wars’, Ranked From Most to Least Nerdy

The greatest ever TV show returns to our screens. But who of the contestants and presenters was the most nerdy nerd?
Joel Golby
7.25.16
Motherboard Blog

To Protect Privacy, One Developer Aims To Design A More Decentralized Internet

A Swedish developer is building a better, more decentralized internet. Can it work?”
Joseph Neighbor
7.25.16
Motherboard Blog

​‘The Swedish Fish Theory’ Brings a Personal Touch to an Impersonal World

Sometimes, a little gesture goes a long way
Joseph Neighbor
7.25.16
Sponsored

Uncovering The Truth Behind The Swedish Fish Theory

We investigate the Swedish Fish Theory–the idea that a personal touch can transform impersonal relationships
MOTHERBOARD STAFF
7.25.16
home cooking

A New Study Says That No One Actually Follows Recipes

Kitchen brand NEFF questioned 1,500 Brits on their cooking habits and found that just 7 percent think it's important to follow a recipe when cooking.
Phoebe Hurst
7.25.16
History

Scientists Release Air that Has Been Trapped for 800 Million Years

Our finding answers one big question: Did life come first or atmospheric oxygen?”
Becky Ferreira
7.25.16
Gaming

Decades Before Oculus Rift, ‘Red Dwarf’ Showed Me the Possibilities of Virtual Reality

The BBC's sci-fi sitcom used VR to put its cast into all manner of then-unlikely situations – situations that that aren't so strange at all, today.
Mike Diver
7.25.16
News

Here's All the Bad News That Was Buried on the Last Day of Parliament

From selling arms to the Saudis to a secret bump in tuition fees, it's time to get pissed off about everything the government thought you wouldn't notice.
Gavin Haynes
7.25.16
Opioid Crisis

The vigilante Vancouver first-responders tackling the fentanyl crisis

Scenes from the downtown east side of Vancouver, which struggles with addiction.
Sarah Berman
7.25.16
Vegan

Will Turin Become Italy's First Vegan City?

Over the next five years, Appendino's newly formed council plans to prioritize educating the children of Turin on the environmental impact of meat production in the hopes that it will reduce consumption for future generations.
Alex Swerdloff
7.25.16
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