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Feb 19, 2016 09:00 am   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Is Extra Credit Messing With Science? College students who volunteer to participate in academic experiments for extra credit don't exactly represent humanity. And that's a problem for research.       How Rude! Computer Scientists are Building an Enraged Robot They want to help companies figure out how to keep their customers happy.       Tiny Underwater Snails Fly Through Water Using Same Physics as Winged Insects The sea butterfly snail moves in Arctic waters in the same way as fruit flies through tropical air. This case of convergent evolution was uncovered by a new study.       Could Too Much Screen Time Mean Obesity or Cancer? You can add exposure to artificial light to the long list of factors that may affect your body mass index — and maybe even cause cancer.       Study Shows Pinterest Has an Anti-Vaccination Bias While it might seem like the home only of Martha Stewart wannabes, Pinterest has a political side too.       Unlimited Flights for One Flat Price: Could OneGo Be the Netflix of Air Travel? A startup app called OneGo aims to find a niche as a provider of all-you-can-fly pricing for domestic air travel, for those who can afford the monthly membership.       Some Chinese Restaurants Laced Food With Opium—What Would Happen if You Ate It? Were dozens of restaurant owners in China wasting time trying to get diners to ride General Tso's white horse ? What would really happen if you ate opium-laced food?       Breakthrough in 3-D Bioprinting Gets Us Closer to Organ Donors Being Obsolete Right now if you need a new organ, you have to wait around until one is available. A new development puts us closer to a future where living tissue can be made to order.       We're So Close to Eradicating Polio! Here's Why The Last Few Hurdles Are Tricky As we approach a 100 percent polio-free world, several significant hurdles remain. We'll have to make some changes to vaccine strategy to succeed.       Tragic History: The Bioethical Boondoggle in Guatemala In the mid-20th century, STDS were a big problem, and penicillin was a potential solution. In an experiment gone badly awry, U.S. scientists brought the two together.       New Polymer Thinks You're Hot Stuff Scientists have developed a new material that remembers shape through heat. Applications could range from wound dressings to awesome jeans.       Can You Really Cancel the Olympics? With the Zika virus flourishing, some are calling for the cancellation of the Rio Olympics. But how feasible is this, really?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list