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How Facebook Can Predict the Spread of STDs

Who knew a social network could actually prevent something from going viral?

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Is the High School Reunion Obsolete?

Add this to the list of human experiences Facebook has apparently ruined: the high school reunion.

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Eggheads Win: Study Says Number of Friends Tied to Brain Lobe Size

Ever wonder why you might have more Facebook friends than your peers?  Evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar believes he has the answer: the size of your brain. 

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Faithful Facebook: Pope Benedict Blesses Social Networking

Wracked with Catholic guilt every time you access Facebook? Worry no longer — the Pope approves.

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Did Facebook Kill the Blogging Star?

A new report says blogging has decreased among younger generations. Social media may be to blame.

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Why We Conform to the Group: It Gets Your Brain High

“If your friends decided to jump off a bridge, would you?”

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‘Facebook Isn’t Working’ as Outage Hits Some Users

The social network behemoth confirms that unspecified site issues resulted in the site acting slow or unavailable for some of its 500 million users. Somebody should make a movie about this company!